Out-of-bounds read in oiio - CVE-2022-41977
Published: April 11, 2023 / Updated: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74791
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41977
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processes string fields in TIFF image files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
oiio
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
openimageio (Debian package)
media-libs/openimageio
Debian Linux
Gentoo Linux
openimageio (Debian package)
media-libs/openimageio
How to mitigate CVE-2022-41977
Install updates from vendor's website.
oiio - addressed in versions 2.3.21.0, 2.4.5.0
openimageio (Debian package) - update to 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1
media-libs/openimageio - update to 2.4.6.0
openimageio (Debian package) - update to 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1
media-libs/openimageio - update to 2.4.6.0