NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-11+deb9u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENEXR-1050314
  • published11 Dec 2020
  • disclosed9 Dec 2020

Introduced: 9 Dec 2020

CVE-2020-16588  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openexr to version 2.2.0-11+deb9u2 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 Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

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