CVE-2021-40262
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in...
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2021-40262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2021-40262- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-27446 No score
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
EUVD-2021-27446- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffv6-g99g-rj96
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in...
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
GHSA-ffv6-g99g-rj96- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2021-40262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-40262
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-40262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-40262
A stack exhaustion issue was discovered in FreeImage before 1.18.0 via the Validate function in PluginRAW.cpp.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40262- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
freeimageDebian:12 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-103.18.0+ds2-113.18.0+ds2-93.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u13.18.0+ds2-9.14.2.1+ds-1~exp14.2.1+ds-1~exp24.2.1+ds-1~exp3 |
None known |
freeimageDebian:13 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-114.2.1+ds-1~exp14.2.1+ds-1~exp24.2.1+ds-1~exp3 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.15.1-2build13.15.1-2build23.15.4-23.15.4-33.15.4-3ubuntu0.13.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm13.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm23.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm3 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.15.4-4.1build13.15.4-63.17.0+ds1-1.13.17.0+ds1-23.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.13.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.17.0+ds1-5build23.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.13.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu13.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu23.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu33.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3.1 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu33.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu43.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu53.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-9.13.18.0+ds2-103.18.0+ds2-10build23.18.0+ds2-10build33.18.0+ds2-10build4 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-11 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:26.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-11build13.18.0+ds2-11build23.18.0+ds2-11build3 |
None known |
freeimageUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-113.18.0+ds2-11build1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-40262 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published August 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.