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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2020-16589

CVE-2020-16589

MEDIUM5.5

A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2

Published Dec 9, 2020

Modified 1 years ago

Details

A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

References

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/494

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16589

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

5.5/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedDec 9, 2020

ModifiedAug 4, 2024

CVE-2020-16589 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence