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.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - 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. (CVE-2020-21426)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Fedora 39 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-2840932fa8 advisory.

    Update to latest svn revision.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2023-a8b26b910d advisory.

    Update to latest svn revision.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
258680	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-21426	Nessus	Misc.	Local	high
185300	Fedora 39 : freeimage / mingw-freeimage (2023-2840932fa8)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high
180513	Fedora 38 : freeimage / mingw-freeimage (2023-a8b26b910d)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	Local	high

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CVE-2020-21426

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Tenable Plugins

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