XMP Image Handling Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability

CVE-2016-5684 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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.

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