CVE-2024-28584

Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the J2KImageToFIBITMAP() function when reading images in J2K format.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Potential Mitigations

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/10
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/3
• https://github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909