CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-47997

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Jan 10, 2024 | Modified: Mar 23, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Freeimage Freeimage_project 3.18.0 (including) 3.18.0 (including)
Freeimage Ubuntu bionic *
Freeimage Ubuntu lunar *
Freeimage Ubuntu mantic *
Freeimage Ubuntu trusty *
Freeimage Ubuntu xenial *

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