CVE-2025-70968
published 2026-01-14CVE-2025-70968: FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
PriorityP344critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.53%
43.7th percentile
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | freeimage | — | — |
| freeimage_project | freeimage | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_redhat9.8CRITICAL
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Red Hat
freeimage: FreeImage: Arbitrary code execution via Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE()
vendor_redhat·2026-01-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2025-70968 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 freeimage: FreeImage: Arbitrary code execution via Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE()
freeimage: FreeImage: Arbitrary code execution via Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE()
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
A flaw was found in FreeImage. A remote attacker could exploit a Use After Free vulnerability in the PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE() function. This could lead to arbitrary code execution, resulting in high impact on the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system.
Statement: Red Hat rates the impact of this flaw as "Important", because exploitation requires that a system process untrusted input. This could happen by either fetching an untrusted remote image (requiring user interaction) or by allowing untrusted sources to process their own image.
Debian
CVE-2025-70968: freeimage - FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
vendor_debian·2025·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2025-70968 [CRITICAL] CVE-2025-70968: freeimage - FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
Scope: local
bookworm: open
bullseye: open
forky: open
sid: open
trixie: open
OSV
CVE-2025-70968: FreeImage 3
osv·2026-01-14·CVSS 9.8
CVE-2025-70968 [CRITICAL] CVE-2025-70968: FreeImage 3
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
GHSA
GHSA-m37w-3x8g-3vw4: FreeImage 3
ghsa_unreviewed·2026-01-14
CVE-2025-70968 [CRITICAL] CWE-416 GHSA-m37w-3x8g-3vw4: FreeImage 3
FreeImage 3.18.0 contains a Use After Free in PluginTARGA.cpp;loadRLE().
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2026-01-14
Published