Security Advisory
CVE-2016-5684
7.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.
Published Date
January 6, 2017
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory