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CVE-2024-28574: freeimage · Buffer Overflow

Affects freeimageSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.2 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 09:15 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
6.2Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 21% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
GitHubruanxingzhi/vul-report/freeimagepkg:github/ruanxingzhi/vul-report/freeimageOther threatsAffected
  • =3.19.0
Fixed in–

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-28574, organizations should first identify all applications and systems using FreeImage version 3.19.0 or earlier that process JPEG 2000 images. Until an official patch is released, consider the following measures: restrict local user access to trusted personnel only, especially on systems that process untrusted image files; implement application-level input validation to detect and block malformed J2K images; employ sandboxing or containerization to isolate image processing components and limit crash impact; monitor application logs for crashes or abnormal behavior related to image handling; and maintain up-to-date backups to recover from potential service disruptions. Additionally, track FreeImage project updates for patches addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly once available. If feasible, consider temporarily disabling J2K image support or replacing FreeImage with alternative libraries that do not exhibit this vulnerability.

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 opj_j2k_copy_default_tcp_and_create_tcd() function when reading images in J2K format.

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