SB2024031148 - Fedora 40 update for freeimage, mingw-freeimage

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SB2024031148 - Fedora 40 update for freeimage, mingw-freeimage

Published: March 11, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024031148
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47995)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the FreeImage_AllocateBitmap() function in BitmapAccess.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47997)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the FreeImage_AllocateBitmap() function in BitmapAccess.cpp. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References