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Unscored USN-4529-1 2 CVEs

freeimage vulnerabilities

Published Sep 22, 2020 · Updated Apr 22, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a
remote attacker could use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow,
resulting in a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-12211)

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed images under
certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF
file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a stack
exhaustion condition, resulting in a denial of service attack.
(CVE-2019-12213)

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 18.04 LTS 18.04:LTS freeimage 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Vulnerabilities 2

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12211
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-12213