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Debian: CVE-2020-21427: freeimage -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-21427: freeimage -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
11/28/2023
Added
11/27/2023
Modified
11/27/2023

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadPixelDataRLE8 in PluginBMP.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-freeimage

References

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