Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-11+deb9u3
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.07% (32nd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENEXR-1050307
- published 11 Dec 2020
- disclosed 9 Dec 2020
Introduced: 9 Dec 2020
CVE-2020-16587 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 openexr to version 2.2.0-11+deb9u3 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openexr package and not the openexr package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in chunkOffsetReconstruction in ImfMultiPartInputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16587
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/8b5370c688a7362673c3a5256d93695617a4cd9a
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/491
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html
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