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CVE-2016-5684
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-01-06T21:59:01.727 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:49:52.240

Summary

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected products

freeimage_project — freeimage

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References

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