Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeImage, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.
| Package | media-libs/freeimage on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 3.18.0-r2 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 3.18.0-r2 |
FreeImage is an Open Source library project for developers who would like to support popular graphics image formats like PNG, BMP, JPEG, TIFF and others as needed by today’s multimedia applications.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeImage. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted image file, could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition or other unspecified impact.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All FreeImage users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=media-libs/freeimage-3.18.0-r2"
Release date
July 03, 2021
Latest revision
July 03, 2021: 1
Severity
low
Exploitable
local, remote
Bugzilla entries