Name | CVE-2016-5684 |
Description | An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability. |
Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
References | DLA-647-1, DSA-3692-1 |
Debian Bugs | 839827 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
---|---|---|---|
freeimage (PTS) | bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.18.0+ds2-6+deb11u1 | fixed |
bookworm, bookworm (security) | 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1 | fixed | |
forky, sid, trixie | 3.18.0+ds2-11 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
freeimage | source | wheezy | 3.15.1-1.1+deb7u1 | DLA-647-1 | ||
freeimage | source | jessie | 3.15.4-4.2+deb8u1 | DSA-3692-1 | ||
freeimage | source | (unstable) | 3.17.0+ds1-3 | 839827 |
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
http://freeimage.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freeimage/FreeImage/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp?r1=1.17&r2=1.18
http://freeimage.cvs.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freeimage/FreeImage/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp?r1=1.18&r2=1.19