| 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, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-647-1, DSA-3692-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
| Debian Bugs | 839827 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| freeimage (PTS) | stretch (security), stretch | 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster, buster (security) | 3.18.0+ds2-1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye, sid | 3.18.0+ds2-6 | 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