Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-47997
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity infinite loop 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 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.9%top 40.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47997 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-835 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997
- FEDORA-2024-c0b61ab46b vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-e6a35cd250 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-c4d32d51c9 vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/