CVE-2020-22524 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Freeimage Project	Freeimage

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-3662-1	freeimage security update
Debian DSA	DSA-5579-1	freeimage security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-15284	Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file.
Ubuntu USN	USN-6586-1	FreeImage vulnerabilities

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00020.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579

History

Mon, 05 May 2025 13:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-05-05T12:39:04.898Z

Reserved: 2020-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-22524

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T14:51:10.750Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-08-22T19:16:19.243

Modified: 2025-05-05T13:15:46.810

Link: CVE-2020-22524

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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