CVE-2024-28565

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker...

5.5 Medium

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the psdParser::ReadImageData() function when reading images in PSD format.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.43%Up 0.4 points since Mar 20, 2024

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2024-28565
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2024-25662 5.5

Record: EUVD-2024-25662
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wwvg-qmhg-chgp 5.5

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker...

Record: GHSA-wwvg-qmhg-chgp
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 5.5

Record: CVE-2024-28565
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2024-28565
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-28565 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2024-28565
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-28565 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2024-28565
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

freeimage project freeimage

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`freeimage` Debian: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
`freeimage` Debian: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu: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
`freeimage` Ubuntu:25.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-11	None known
`freeimage` Ubuntu:26.10	All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-11build13.18.0+ds2-11build23.18.0+ds2-11build3	None known
`freeimage` Ubuntu:26.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 3.18.0+ds2-113.18.0+ds2-11build1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-28565 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published March 20, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.