UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5684

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5684
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5684.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5684
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Published
2017-01-06T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T08:19:32.295557Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / freeimage

Package

Name
freeimage
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freeimage@3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.15.1-2build1
3.15.1-2build2
3.15.4-2
3.15.4-3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage-dev-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3",
            "binary_version": "3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / freeimage

Package

Name
freeimage
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/freeimage@3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.15.4-4.1build1
3.15.4-6
3.17.0+ds1-1.1
3.17.0+ds1-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimage3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus-doc",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus3",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus3-dbg",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libfreeimageplus3-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1"
        }
    ]
}