NULL pointer dereference in oiio - CVE-2022-43594
Published: April 11, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU74803
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43594
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
oiio
oiio
Software vendor:
OpenImageIO
OpenImageIO
Description
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 .bmp files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.