CVE-2024-9029

NameCVE-2024-9029
DescriptionA flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
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Debian Bugs1082848

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
freeimage (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye3.18.0+ds2-6+deb11u1vulnerable
bookworm, bookworm (security)3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1vulnerable
sid, trixie3.18.0+ds2-10vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
freeimagesource(unstable)(unfixed)1082848

Notes

[bookworm] - freeimage <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/351/
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