CVE-2016-5684
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-5684
- Assigner
- cret@cert.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2017-01-06T21:59:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-03-28T20:29:00
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/ | Mitigation Technical Description Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287 | |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68 | |
| https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/ |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5684 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5684 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:44:55 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 12:43:05 | cert@cert.org | cret@cert.org | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:43:05 | 2017-01-06T21:59Z | 2017-01-06T21:59:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 12:43:05 | 2019-03-28T20:29:00 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 12:43:05 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |