CVE-2024-9029
Freeimage: heap buffer overflow in tiff_read_iptc_profile
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Freeimage: heap buffer overflow in tiff_read_iptc_profile
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-9029- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-49674
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
EUVD-2024-49674- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fp55-3wc6-fhhx
A flaw was found in freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of...
A flaw was found in freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
GHSA-fp55-3wc6-fhhx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-9029- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-126
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-9029
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-9029- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-9029- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
A flaw was found in the freeimage library. Processing a crafted image can cause a buffer over-read of 1 byte in the read_iptc_profile function in the Source/Metadata/IPTC.cpp file because the size of the profile is not being sanitized, causing a crash in the application linked to the library, resulting in a denial of service.
- Record
CVE-2024-9029- 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, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-9029 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Freeimage Project Freeimage, published September 27, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.