CVE-2023-47997 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Freeimage Project	Freeimage

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:3.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/thelastede/FreeImage-cve-poc/tree/master/CVE-2023-47997
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EDK7DSADYUHJFNVSRGJHEFJGMWRGGDLM/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K3ZNVRL5PCTMMA3ZBDKH5WH4RT4ST3HW/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VLDUDJOWZAKBQMQ7XYNJTRCFPOB56BOE/

History

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-09T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-03T14:33:38.814Z

Reserved: 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-47997

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T21:16:43.974Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-10T00:15:45.463

Modified: 2025-06-03T15:15:43.447

Link: CVE-2023-47997

Redhat

No data.

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