Out-of-bounds Read Affecting academysoftwarefoundation/openexr package, versions [,2.2.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ACADEMYSOFTWAREFOUNDATIONOPENEXR-2319359
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed7 Aug 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Aug 2017

CVE-2017-12596  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for academysoftwarefoundation/openexr.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. 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.

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