cve/2016/CVE-2016-5684.md

### [CVE-2016-5684](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-5684)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=FreeImage&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=n%2Fa&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=out-of-bounds%20write&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujan2019-5072801.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/andir/nixos-issue-db-example