Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-28581
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity stack buffer 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 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the _assignPixel<>() function when reading images in TARGA format.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28581 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28581 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H