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CVE-2024-28570VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-28570: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 20% 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:N/I:N/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 2026-10-25.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate this vulnerability, organizations should restrict local access to systems running FreeImage 3.19.0, ensuring only trusted users can process images locally. Implement strict input validation and sanitization for JPEG files before processing to detect and block malformed images targeting the MakerNote metadata. Monitor application logs for crashes related to image processing and isolate affected systems promptly. Where possible, run image processing components with least privilege and in sandboxed environments to limit the impact of crashes. Stay informed about updates from the FreeImage project and apply patches or upgrade to fixed versions as soon as they become available. If patching is delayed, consider replacing FreeImage with alternative libraries that do not exhibit this vulnerability. Additionally, conduct security reviews of software dependencies to identify and remediate similar risks proactively.

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the processMakerNote() function when reading images in JPEG format.

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