NULL Pointer Dereference The advisory has been revoked - it doesn't affect any version of package openexr  (opens in a new tab)


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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2010-OPENEXR-1050320
  • 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)

Amendment

The Ubuntu security team deemed this advisory irrelevant for Ubuntu:20.10.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openexr package and not the openexr package as distributed by Ubuntu.

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.