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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5684

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5684 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12freeimage0, 0, 0
Debian:11freeimage0, 0, 0
Debian:13freeimage0, 0, 0
Debian:14freeimage0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 6, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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