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CVE-2024-28569: Buffer Overflow

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 10:12 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 27% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 20 Mar 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-28569, organizations should first restrict local access to systems running vulnerable versions of FreeImage, especially limiting untrusted user accounts. Employ strict access controls and monitoring to detect suspicious activity related to image processing. Use application whitelisting and endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to identify anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts. Since no official patches are currently available, consider recompiling FreeImage with additional security hardening or disabling EXR format support if not required. Regularly monitor FreeImage project updates and apply patches immediately upon release. Additionally, conduct internal audits of software dependencies to identify and isolate vulnerable FreeImage instances. Educate developers and system administrators about the risks of processing untrusted EXR images and enforce secure coding and handling practices.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Imf_2_2::Xdr::read() function when reading images in EXR format.

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