| Name | CVE-2023-47997 |
| Description | An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 1060691 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| freeimage (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.15.4-4.2+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u2 | vulnerable |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.18.0+ds2-1+deb10u2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye (security), bullseye | 3.18.0+ds2-6+deb11u1 | vulnerable |
| bookworm (security), bookworm | 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 3.18.0+ds2-10 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| freeimage | source | jessie | (unfixed) | end-of-life | | |
| freeimage | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | | | 1060691 |
Notes
[bookworm] - freeimage <postponed> (Revisit when fixed upstream)
[bullseye] - freeimage <postponed> (Revisit when fixed upstream)
https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997
Patch in Fedora (not upstream'ed): https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/freeimage/blob/f39/f/CVE-2023-47997.patch