CVE-2016-5684

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library

published January 6, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01815 · 78.4th percentile
Published
2017-01-06T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 06 JAN 21:00Z
    An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library
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