CVE-2024-28583 is a high-severity buffer overflow vulnerability affecting FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909]. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by crafting a malicious XPM image, leading to arbitrary code execution through the readLine() function. The CVSS score of 7.8 indicates a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor any evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.19.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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