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Some highlights are: extremely simple in use, not limited to the local PC (unique FreeImageIO) and Plugin driven!\r\n\r\nSecurity Fix(es):\r\n\r\nBuffer Overflow vulnerability in load function in PluginICO.cpp in FreeImage 3.19.0 [r1859] allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via opening of crafted ico file.(CVE-2020-24292)\r\n\r\nBuffer Overflow vulnerability in psdThumbnail::Read in PSDParser.cpp in FreeImage 3.19.0 [r1859] allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code via opening of crafted psd file.(CVE-2020-24293)\r\n\r\nBuffer Overflow vulnerability in PSDParser.cpp::ReadImageLine() in FreeImage 3.19.0 [r1859] allows remote attackers to ru narbitrary code via use of crafted psd file.(CVE-2020-24295)\r\n\r\nBuffer Overflow vulnerability in Freeimage v3.18.0 allows attacker to cause a denial of service via a crafted JXR file.(CVE-2021-33367)\r\n\r\nA heap overflow vulnerability in FreeImage 1.18.0 via the ofLoad function in PluginTIFF.cpp.(CVE-2021-40263)\r\n\r\nFreeImage before 1.18.0, ReadPalette function in PluginTIFF.cpp is vulnerabile to null pointer dereference.(CVE-2021-40266)\r\n\r\nMemory Allocation with Excessive Size Value discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows attackers to cause a denial of service.(CVE-2023-47995)\r\n\r\nAn 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.(CVE-2023-47997)","status":"published","published":"2024-11-01T11:07:47Z","modified":"2026-08-18T01:17:35.705369078Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:52:41.595342Z"},{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2021-40263","description":"A heap overflow vulnerability in FreeImage 1.18.0 via the ofLoad function in PluginTIFF.cpp.","status":"published","published":"2023-08-22T19:16:00Z","modified":"2026-10-17T12:56:01.219918271Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:54:28.526929Z"}]}}