UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21427

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2020-21427

    Published: 22 Aug 2023Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2020-21427
    Aliases:
    USN-6586-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-21427, https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/298/, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6586-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-21427

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: freeimage

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/freeimage?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm3

    Affected versions

    3.15.1-2build1
    3.15.1-2build2
    3.15.4-2
    3.15.4-3
    3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1
    3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm1
    3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2

    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
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