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CVE-2016-5684

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 1.83% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-01-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
exploit code execution

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CVE
CVE-2016-5684
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
1.83%

Original NVD Description

An exploitable out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the XMP image handling functionality of the FreeImage library. A specially crafted XMP file can cause an arbitrary memory overwrite resulting in code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious image to trigger this vulnerability.