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CVE-2024-9029 Details

Description

A 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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2313704 [email protected]Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/351/ [email protected]ExploitIssue Tracking

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-126Buffer Over-read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
freeimage project freeimage
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2024-9029
NVD Published Date:
Sep 27, 2024
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2024-9029 Details - Not Deferred