CVE-2023-47997
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Jan 9, 2024
- Updated
- Nov 4, 2025
- Reserved
- Nov 13, 2023
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997
- FEDORA-2024-c0b61ab46bvendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-e6a35cd250vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2024-c4d32d51c9vendor-advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/
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