CVE-2024-31570

libfreeimage in FreeImage 3.4.0 through 3.18.0 has a stack-based buffer overflow in the PluginXPM.cpp Load function via an XPM file.

Published: 2024-09-19 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-31570 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.59%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-31570

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.30% 0.59% +0.29%
2 2026-06-12 0.24% 0.30% +0.06%
3 2026-03-20 — 0.24% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-31570

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 3.9 5.9 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-31570

OS Trackers for CVE-2024-31570

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2024-31570: 1 source package rows (freeimage); 9 state rows across 4 repos (3.20-community, 3.22-community, 3.23-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 9. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2024-31570
debian not yet assigned CVE-2024-31570 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (freeimage), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): open 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-31570
ubuntu medium CVE-2024-31570 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (freeimage), 11 status rows across 11 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): deferred 7, ignored 3, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-31570

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-31570

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
freeimage_project freeimage >= 3.4.0, <= 3.18.0 cpe:2.3:a:freeimage_project:freeimage:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-31570

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