Out-of-bounds Read Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-11+deb9u1
Threat Intelligence
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- published7 Aug 2017
- disclosed7 Aug 2017
Introduced: 7 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12596 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 openexr to version 2.2.0-11+deb9u1 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.
In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-12596
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/238
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.3.0
- https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.html
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-12596
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4148-1/