Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-28578

HighPublic PoC

Published: 20 March 2024

Published
20 March 2024
Modified
28 March 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0005 17.2th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2024-28578 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Freeimage Project Freeimage. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203); ranked at the 17.2th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in open source FreeImage v.3.19.0 [r1909] allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the Load() function when reading images in RAS format.

CWE(s)
CWE-125

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI

T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
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T1204.003 Malicious Image Execution
Adversaries may rely on a user running a malicious image to facilitate execution.
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Why these techniques?

Buffer overflow in FreeImage library enables arbitrary code execution via malicious RAS image files, mapping to Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) and User Execution via Malicious Image (T1204.003).

Affected Assets

freeimage project
freeimage
3.19.0

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References