Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openexr package, versions <0:3.1.1-2.el9_5.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.25% (69th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-OPENEXR-8341246
  • published5 Nov 2024
  • disclosed13 Nov 2024

Introduced: 5 Nov 2024

CVE-2023-5841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 openexr to version 0:3.1.1-2.el9_5.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:9548.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openexr package and not the openexr package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1