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freeimage — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21427

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadPixelDataRLE8 in PluginBMP.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.

Products
freeimage
Affected versions
3.18.0+ds2-9
Fixed versions
3.18.0+ds2-10, 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1
CVEs
CVE-2020-21427
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
28 Oct 2026, 12:46 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21427

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Aug 2023, 19:16 UTC

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function LoadPixelDataRLE8 in PluginBMP.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21427

freeimage

Fixed versions: 3.18.0+ds2-9+deb12u1

freeimage

Fixed versions: 3.18.0+ds2-10

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21427",
  "method": "structured",
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    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-21427",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-26T10:00:41.557209678Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 122267,
  "published_at": "2023-08-22T19:16:11.423+00:00"
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