CVE-2021-40266

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Published Aug 22, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

FreeImage before 1.18.0, ReadPalette function in PluginTIFF.cpp is vulnerabile to null pointer dereference.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27450	FreeImage before 1.18.0, ReadPalette function in PluginTIFF.cpp is vulnerabile to null pointer dereference.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.959% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/HFRQ76ZDPSWT7OH6FJDLSFWBXVBE6JDN/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/M6GKMK74POW3RU7F4HLUJE7XEFLQDO35/
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/334/

History

Oct 3, 2024 6:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Freeimage Project Freeimage

Weaknesses

CWE-476

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 3, 2024, 6:00 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 22, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 3, 2024, 6:00 PM
Reserved: Aug 30, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:27 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 22, 2023, 7:16 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:06 AM

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