Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-40266
Potential exploit
FreeImage before 1.18.0, ReadPalette function in PluginTIFF.cpp is vulnerabile to null pointer dereference.
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption
Products affected by CVE-2021-40266
- cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-40266
0.11%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 26 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-40266
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-40266
-
The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-40266
-
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6GKMK74POW3RU7F4HLUJE7XEFLQDO35/
[SECURITY] Fedora 38 Update: freeimage-3.19.0-0.20.svn1909.fc38 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
-
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/334/
FreeImage / Bugs / #334 A NULL pointer dereference exists in function ReadPalette() located in PluginTIFF.cppExploit;Issue Tracking
-
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFRQ76ZDPSWT7OH6FJDLSFWBXVBE6JDN/
[SECURITY] Fedora 39 Update: mingw-freeimage-3.19.0-0.17.svn1909.fc39 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
Jump to