Is CVE-2021-40266 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2021-40266 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2021-40266?

CVE-2021-40266 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2021-40266?

CVE-2021-40266 has an EPSS score of 0.82% (53th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2021-40266?

Upgrade freeimage to 1.18.0 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40266

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

FreeImage before 1.18.0, ReadPalette function in PluginTIFF.cpp is vulnerabile to null pointer dereference.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

freeimageNVD

Affected:< 1.18.0Fixed in:1.18.0CVE-2021-40266derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

53rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 53% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

sourceforge.net

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.