OESA-2023-1898

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    OESA-2023-1898

    Published: 8 Dec 2023Last Modified: 18 Aug 2026

    Summary: freeimage security update

    Details: FreeImage is a library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats (PNG, JPEG, TIFF, BMP and others). Some highlights are: extremely simple in use, not limited to the local PC (unique FreeImageIO) and Plugin driven! Security Fix(es): 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.(CVE-2020-21427) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadRGB in PluginDDS.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.(CVE-2020-21428)

    References: https://www.openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2023-1898, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21427, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-21428

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freeimage

    Purl: pkg:rpm/openEuler/freeimage&distro=openEuler-20.03-LTS-SP1

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.18.0-5.oe1

    Affected versions

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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