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CVE-2020-22524

Date: August 21, 2023

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file.

Language: C++

Severity Score

6.5

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-22524

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/

Url: https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00020.html

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/

Url: https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/

Url: https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579

Url: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-22524

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CWE-120

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

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