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    CVE-2020-22524

    Buffer Overflow vulnerability in FreeImage_Load function in FreeImage Library 3.19.0(r1828) allows attackers to cuase a denial of service via crafted PFM file.

    Published:Aug 22, 2023
    Last Modified:May 5, 2025
    EPS:Aug 22, 2023
    EPSS Score:0.00151
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Freeimage Project
    Product
    Freeimage

    Exploits

    https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/319/

    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/319/
    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/319/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5579

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High