USN-6586-1: FreeImage vulnerabilities
16 January 2024
Several security issues were fixed in FreeImage.
Releases
- Ubuntu 23.10
- Ubuntu 23.04
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM
Packages
- freeimage - Support library for graphics image formats
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. This issue only affected Ubuntu
16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (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. This issue
only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-12213)
It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed certain images.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted image file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to
cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2020-21427,
CVE-2020-21428)
It was discovered that FreeImage incorrectly processed certain images.
If a user or automated system were tricked into opening a specially
crafted PFM file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2020-22524)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
Ubuntu 18.04
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libfreeimage3
-
3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libfreeimageplus3
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3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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libfreeimage3
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3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libfreeimageplus3
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3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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libfreeimage3
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3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm3
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4529-1: libfreeimageplus-doc, libfreeimageplus-dev, freeimage, libfreeimage-dev, libfreeimage3, libfreeimageplus3