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    CVE-2020-21427

    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.

    Published:Aug 22, 2023
    Last Modified:May 5, 2025
    EPS:Aug 22, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00362
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freeimage Project
    Product
    Freeimage

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Related CVEs

    CVE-2025-70968 (CVSS 9.8) — FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().…
    CVE-2025-65803 (CVSS 6.5) — An integer overflow in the psdParser::ReadImageData function of FreeImage v3.18.0 and before allows attackers …
    CVE-2024-9029 (CVSS 7.5) — A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte i…
    CVE-2024-31570 (CVSS 9.8) — libfreeimage in FreeImage 3.4.0 through 3.18.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the PluginXPM.cpp Load fun…
    CVE-2024-28567 (CVSS 6.2) — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a den…
    CVE-2024-28568 (CVSS 6.2) — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a den…
    CVE-2024-28566 (CVSS 8.4) — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arb…
    CVE-2024-28584 (CVSS 3.3) — Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to ca…
    CVE-2024-28562 (CVSS 6.8) — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arb…
    CVE-2024-28578 (CVSS 8.4) — Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arb…

    References

    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00020.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/
    https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/298/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/11/msg00020.html
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/
    https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/
    https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/298/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
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