The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 1.9
Priority: P3 - Important (Medium)
S9 – Sabotage of System/App
S10 – Denial of Service (+0.1 bonus)
EPSS
Score: 0.25346Percentile:
0.95953
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v2 Score: 6.8
Severity:
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-824
: Access of Uninitialized Pointer
Affected Products
cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:1.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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