Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2021-40265
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the freeimage package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.9% (higher than 59% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A heap overflow bug exists FreeImage before 1.18.0 via ofLoad function in PluginJPEG.cpp.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40265 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40265 |