USN-4529-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4529-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4529-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4529-1
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Published
2020-09-22T12:42:37.985764Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:14Z
Summary
freeimage vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause a heap buffer overflow, resulting in a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-12211)

It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed images under certain circumstances. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted TIFF file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a stack exhaustion condition, resulting in a denial of service attack. (CVE-2019-12213)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / freeimage

Package

Name
freeimage
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freeimage@3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.17.0+ds1-5build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2019-12211"
            },
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2019-12213"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"
    }
}