CVE-2024-28563 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Imf_2_2::DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier() function when reading images in EXR format.

Published: 2024-03-20

Score: 5.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00062.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/10
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/3
https://github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 11:15:00 +0000

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

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Freeimage Project Freeimage Project freeimage
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.19.0:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Freeimage Project Freeimage Project freeimage

Subscriptions

Freeimage Project Freeimage

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:56:57.885Z

Reserved: 2024-03-08T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2024-28563

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T00:56:57.885Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-03-20T06:15:08.780

Modified: 2025-03-28T14:52:00.437

Link: CVE-2024-28563

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-121

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