When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a tiff file, it will be handed to the Load function of the…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
When FreeImage 3.18.0 reads a tiff file, it will be handed to the Load function of the PluginTIFF.cpp file, but a memcpy occurs in which the destination address and the size of the copied data are not considered, resulting in a heap overflow.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0421 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.18.0 | Vulnerable | Freeimage Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.18.0 Vulnerable ·Freeimage Project
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12211
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v535-35pv-hpf9
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-12211 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12211 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v535-35pv-hpf9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-12211 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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