Vulnerability · Published Jan 9, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-47992
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity integer overflow 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 0.7% (higher than 54% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.7%top 46.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An integer overflow vulnerability in FreeImageIO.cpp::_MemoryReadProc in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial-of-service attacks and/or run arbitrary code.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47992 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-47992 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-190 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H