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CVE-2020-22524

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-08-22
  • WeaknessCWE-120

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Description

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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-08-2219:16CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Freeimage project freeimage
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.19= 3.19.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
  • freeimageUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm3
  • freeimageUbuntu:24.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.18.0+ds2-10build4
  • freeimageUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1
  • freeimageUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3.1
  • freeimageDebian:13all versions · fixed in 3.18.0+ds2-10
  • freeimageDebian:12all versions · fixed in 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1

2 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2020-22524 Red Hat Product Security

    freeimage: buffer overflow in FreeImage_Load() in Plugin.cpp

Full record on NVD

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2023-08-22
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-qrgg-mgwx-hq8f

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-22524?

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.

Is CVE-2020-22524 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2020-22524, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-22524?

CVE-2020-22524 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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