FreeImage denial of service | CVE-2021-40266
NAME
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FreeImage denial of service
Platforms Affected:
FreeImage Project FreeImage 1.18.0
Risk Level:
6.5
Exploitability:
Proof of Concept
Consequences:
Denial of Service
DESCRIPTION
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FreeImage is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a NULL pointer dereference in function ReadPalette() located in PluginTIFF.cpp. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
CVSS 3.0 Information
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Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged
Access Vector:
Network
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