NULL pointer dereference in oiio - CVE-2022-43595
Published: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74802
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43595
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the image output closing functionality that applies to writing .fits files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
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-2022-43595
Install update from vendor's website.
oiio - 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
openimageio (Debian package) - update to 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1
media-libs/openimageio - update to 2.4.6.0