Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2024 · Assigned by fedora
CVE-2024-9029Freeimage: heap buffer overflow in tiff_read_iptc_profile
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in freeimage. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 56.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Debian:13 | freeimage | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | freeimage | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| freeimage | see references |
Weakness: CWE-126 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
- RHBZ#2313704 issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/351/