High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-21426

Description

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in function C_IStream::read in PluginEXR.cpp in FreeImage 3.18.0 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary code and cause other impacts via crafted image file.

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Affected products

FreeImage/FreeImagedescription
Freeimage Project/Freeimagellm-fuzzy
Range: =3.18.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

sourceforge.net/p/freeimage/bugs/300/nvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/RUEK2JOVJBQZVNQIIZZO3JFMTVB4R5KS/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UGOMCRAANNCQYJYPPMGRQWKRZGIP6NME/nvd

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