Heap-based buffer overflow in oiio - CVE-2023-36183
Published: August 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79365
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-36183
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the ICOInput::readimg() function in icoinput.cpp. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted file to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
oiio
Fedora
OpenImageIO
Fedora
OpenImageIO
How to mitigate CVE-2023-36183
Install updates from vendor's website.
oiio - update to 2.4.14.0
OpenImageIO - addressed in versions 2.4.14.0-1.fc37, 2.4.14.0-1.fc38
OpenImageIO - addressed in versions 2.4.14.0-1.fc37, 2.4.14.0-1.fc38