CVE-2024-28580: vul-report · Buffer Overflow
Affects vul-reportSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 28% 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:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Mar 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
GitHubruanxingzhi/vul-reportpkg:github/ruanxingzhi/vul-reportOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in– |
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AI-suggested
- Monitor FreeImage project repositories and security advisories closely for official patches addressing CVE-2024-28580 and apply them promptly once available.
- Until patches are released, restrict local user access to systems running vulnerable FreeImage versions to trusted personnel only.
- Implement application whitelisting and sandboxing for software components that utilize FreeImage to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
- Conduct code audits and static analysis on applications embedding FreeImage to identify and mitigate unsafe image handling practices.
- Disable or restrict support for RAS image format processing if not required by the application to reduce the attack surface.
- Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools to detect anomalous behavior indicative of exploitation attempts.
- Educate developers and system administrators about the risks of buffer overflow vulnerabilities and secure coding practices related to image processing libraries.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the ReadData() function when reading images in RAS format.