Description
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
Published: 2024-09-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-49674 A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
History

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Mon, 14 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00215}

epss

{'score': 0.0018}


Fri, 27 Sep 2024 15:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Freeimage Project
Freeimage Project freeimage
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Freeimage Project
Freeimage Project freeimage
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service. A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A flaw was found in freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
Title Freeimage: heap buffer overflow in tiff_read_iptc_profile
Weaknesses CWE-126
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Freeimage Project Freeimage
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: fedora

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-27T14:32:22.293Z

Reserved: 2024-09-20T04:18:06.021Z

Link: CVE-2024-9029

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-09-27T14:32:18.515Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-09-27T07:15:05.800

Modified: 2025-08-08T01:36:55.843

Link: CVE-2024-9029

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