Use After Free in SixLabors.ImageSharp
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
ImageSharp is a managed, cross-platform, 2D graphics library. A heap-use-after-free flaw was found in ImageSharp's InitializeImage() function of PngDecoderCore.cs file. This vulnerability is triggered when an attacker passes a specially crafted PNG image file to ImageSharp for conversion, potentially leading to information disclosure. This issue has been patched in versions 3.1.3 and 2.1.7.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SixLabors | ImageSharp | 3.0.0 to before 3.1.3; before 2.1.7 | 3.1.3, 2.1.7 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) | 3.0.0 to before 3.1.3 | 3.1.3 | Patch available | GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r |
| — | SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) | before 2.1.7 | 2.1.7 | Patch available | GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r |
- ImageSharp VendorSixLabors Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.3; before 2.1.7 Fixed in 3.1.3, 2.1.7 Patch available CNA
- SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.1.3 Fixed in 3.1.3 Patch available GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r
- SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) Vendor— Affected before 2.1.7 Fixed in 2.1.7 Patch available GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ImageSharp (SixLabors) Fixed in 3.1.3, 2.1.7
- Fix · GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) Fixed in 3.1.3 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r SixLabors.ImageSharp (NuGet) Fixed in 2.1.7 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-27929
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r
References
More SixLabors Imagesharp vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68636 Out-of-bounds write in ImageSharp CCITT fax decompression CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-68634 Out-of-bounds write in ImageSharp TIFF CCITT Group 4 encoder CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-68629 Out-of-bounds write in ImageSharp TIFF CCITT encoder CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-20408 Out-of-bounds Write in SixLabors ImageSharp CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2026-68635 ImageSharp BigTIFF IFD count can keep a decoder thread in a non-progressing loop CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-68633 Excessive memory allocation in ImageSharp ICC CLUT parsing CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
Sources
- CVE-2024-27929 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-27929 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65x7-c272-7g7r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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