CVE-2020-16588
published 2020-12-09CVE-2020-16588: 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…
PriorityP417medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.20%
65.1th percentile
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.
Affected
7 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | openexr | < openexr 2.5.3-2 (bookworm) | openexr 2.5.3-2 (bookworm) |
| openexr | openexr | — | — |
| openexr | openexr | >= 0 < 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
| openexr | openexr | >= 0 < 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
| openexr | openexr | >= 0 < 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
| openexr | openexr | >= 0 < 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
OpenEXR vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-01-05
CVE-2020-16588 OpenEXR vulnerabilities
Title: OpenEXR vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in OpenEXR.
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR
image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file,
a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
OpenEXR: A Null Pointer Deference in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp could result in a DOS via a crafted EXR file
vendor_redhat·2020-12-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16588 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 OpenEXR: A Null Pointer Deference in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp could result in a DOS via a crafted EXR file
OpenEXR: A Null Pointer Deference in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp could result in a DOS via a crafted EXR file
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.
Statement: This flaw does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 because the vulnerable exrmakepreview program is not shipped.
Package: OpenEXR (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: OpenEXR (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Out of support scope
Package: gimp:flatpak/OpenEXR (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: OpenEXR (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2020-16588: openexr - A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16588 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-16588: openexr - A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.5.3-2)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.5.3-2)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.5.3-2)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.5.3-2)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.5.3-2)
GHSA
GHSA-p928-c9c9-qw29: A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-16588 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-p928-c9c9-qw29: A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2
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.
OSV
CVE-2020-16588: A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2
osv·2020-12-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-16588 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-16588: A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58fhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58fhttps://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html
2020-12-09
Published