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freeimage — security advisory
A heap overflow bug exists FreeImage before 1.18.0 via ofLoad function in PluginJPEG.cpp.
- Products
- freeimage
- Affected versions
- 3.15.1-2build1, 3.15.1-2build2, 3.15.4-2, 3.15.4-3, 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1, 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm1, 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm2, 3.15.4-3ubuntu0.1+esm3, 3.15.4-4.1build1, 3.15.4-6, 3.17.0+ds1-1.1, 3.17.0+ds1-2, 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1, 3.17.0+ds1-2ubuntu0.1+esm1, 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1build0.18.04.1, 3.17.0+ds1-5+deb9u1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.17.0+ds1-5build2, 3.18.0+ds2-10, 3.18.0+ds2-10build2, 3.18.0+ds2-10build3, 3.18.0+ds2-10build4, 3.18.0+ds2-11, 3.18.0+ds2-11build1, 3.18.0+ds2-11build2, 3.18.0+ds2-11build3, 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu1, 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu2, 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3, 3.18.0+ds2-1ubuntu3.1, 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu3, 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu4, 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5, 3.18.0+ds2-6ubuntu5.1, 3.18.0+ds2-9.1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-40265
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A heap overflow bug exists FreeImage before 1.18.0 via ofLoad function in PluginJPEG.cpp.
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Complete source record
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