| Name | CVE-2020-21426 |
| Description | Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function C_IStream::read in PluginEXR.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file. |
| 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 | 1051736 |
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 | 3.18.0+ds2-1+deb10u1 | vulnerable |
| buster (security) | 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) | | | 1051736 |
Notes
[bookworm] - freeimage <postponed> (Revisit when patches are available)
[bullseye] - freeimage <postponed> (Revisit when patches are available)
[buster] - freeimage <postponed> (Revisit from patches are available)
https://sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/300/
it looks like the issue is in openexr. No relevant patches in freeimage are detected
[stretch] - freeimage <postponed> (Minor issue, follow buster status)