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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | freeimage | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 13 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | freeimage | No fix yet | — |
References
- RHBZ#2313704 issue-tracking
- https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/351/