CVE-2024-28573Public exploit

Process crash via EXIF heap-buffer over-read

Published Mar 20, 2024 · Updated Aug 5, 2024

Heap buffer over-read in FreeImage 3.19.0 allows local users to crash image-processing applications via a crafted JPEG file. The jpeg_read_exif_profile function compares undersized EXIF marker data without first validating its length, causing a read beyond the heap buffer. A crafted JPEG must be processed locally by an application linked to the library; the observed consequence is a process crash, not data modification or disclosure.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.29%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer over-read in FreeImage 3.19.0 allows local users to crash image-processing applications via a crafted JPEG file. The jpeg_read_exif_profile function compares undersized EXIF marker data without first validating its length, causing a read beyond the heap buffer. A crafted JPEG must be processed locally by an application linked to the library; the observed consequence is a process crash, not data modification or disclosure.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-28573
Published
Mar 20, 2024
Updated
Aug 5, 2024
Vendor
FreeImage Project
Product
FreeImage
Classifications
CWE-121
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.19.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

FreeImage Project · FreeImageversion=3.19.0

Published CVSS scores

6.2CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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