CVE-2016-5684
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.81% probability · 79th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- freeimage project/freeimage
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 1.8% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93287
- http://www.talosintelligence.com/reports/TALOS-2016-0189/Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-68
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3925-1/
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.