Vulnerability CVE-2016-5684


Published: 2017-01-06   Modified: 2017-01-07

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.

Type:

CWE-787

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
6.8/10
6.4/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
Freeimage project -> Freeimage 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html

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