diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 521ba2d206..a9343f009f 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/fontconfig-CVE-2016-5384.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/fontforge-svg-modtime.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/freeimage-CVE-2015-0852.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/freeimage-CVE-2016-5684.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gawk-fts-test.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/gawk-shell.patch				\
   %D%/packages/patches/gcc-arm-link-spec-fix.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index b286089713..27060d5ff1 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -581,7 +581,8 @@ supplies a generic doubly-linked list and some string functions.")
             (sha256
              (base32
               "12bz57asdcfsz3zr9i9nska0fb6h3z2aizy412qjqkixkginbz7v"))
-            (patches (search-patches "freeimage-CVE-2015-0852.patch"))))
+            (patches (search-patches "freeimage-CVE-2015-0852.patch"
+                                     "freeimage-CVE-2016-5684.patch"))))
    (build-system gnu-build-system)
    (arguments
     '(#:phases (alist-delete
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/freeimage-CVE-2016-5684.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/freeimage-CVE-2016-5684.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fc02d7b0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/freeimage-CVE-2016-5684.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+From: Debian Science Maintainers
+ <debian-science-maintainers@lists.alioth.debian.org>
+Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2016 08:22:44 +0100
+Subject: CVE-2016-5684
+
+---
+ Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp | 7 ++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp b/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp
+index a698321..cc7bd07 100644
+--- a/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp
++++ b/Source/FreeImage/PluginXPM.cpp
+@@ -181,6 +181,11 @@ Load(FreeImageIO *io, fi_handle handle, int page, int flags, void *data) {
+ 		}
+ 		free(str);
+ 
++		// check info string
++		if((width <= 0) || (height <= 0) || (colors <= 0) || (cpp <= 0)) {
++			throw "Improperly formed info string";
++		}
++
+         if (colors > 256) {
+ 			dib = FreeImage_AllocateHeader(header_only, width, height, 24, FI_RGBA_RED_MASK, FI_RGBA_GREEN_MASK, FI_RGBA_BLUE_MASK);
+ 		} else {
+@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@ Load(FreeImageIO *io, fi_handle handle, int page, int flags, void *data) {
+ 			FILE_RGBA rgba;
+ 
+ 			str = ReadString(io, handle);
+-			if(!str)
++			if(!str || (strlen(str) < (size_t)cpp))
+ 				throw "Error reading color strings";
+ 
+ 			std::string chrs(str,cpp); //create a string for the color chars using the first cpp chars