CVE-2024-28563

MEDIUMNVD 5.95.9—Elevated

5.9

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Imf_2_2::DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier() function when reading images in EXR format.

CVSS v3: 5.9
EG Score: 5.9(medium)
EPSS: 19.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

March 20, 2024

Last Modified

March 28, 2025

References (8)

cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/10
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/2
cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/3
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/10
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/04/11/3
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/Ruanxingzhi/vul-report/tree/master/freeimage-r1909

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-28563?

CVE-2024-28563 is a medium vulnerability published on March 20, 2024. Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) via the Imf22::DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier() function when reading images in EXR format.

When was CVE-2024-28563 disclosed?

CVE-2024-28563 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 20, 2024, with the most recent update on March 28, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-28563 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-28563 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 19.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-28563?

CVE-2024-28563 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.9 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-28563?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-28563, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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