CVE-2023-47997

Published: Jan 10, 2024Modified: Nov 4, 2025

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

An issue discovered in BitmapAccess.cpp::FreeImage_AllocateBitmap in FreeImage 3.18.0 leads to an infinite loop and allows attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected (1)

Products: Freeimage Project: Freeimage

Freeimage Project

1 product

Freeimage

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Freeimage Project Freeimage	Version 3.18.0

Related CWEs

CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

References (10)

https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitThird Party Advisory

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLDUDJOWZAKBQMQ7XYNJTRCFPOB56BOE/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997