CVE-2017-14988 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Openexr

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption8 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.71%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
OpenexrDebian Openexr
Timeline
PublishedOct 3
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDopenexr/openexr2.2.0

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6r6p-p4cc-5qgv: ** DISPUTED ** Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2017-14988: Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader↗2017-10-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
OpenEXR: Excessive memory allocation in Header::readfrom↗2017-09-27
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Debian
CVE-2017-14988: openexr - Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attacker...↗2017
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14988 OpenEXR: Excessive memory allocation in Header::readfrom↗2017-10-10
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12596 CVE-2017-14988 OpenEXR: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-08-22
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-12596 CVE-2017-14988 mingw-OpenEXR: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2017-08-22
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