#VU31713 NULL pointer dereference in OpenEXR - CVE-2020-15304 

 

#VU31713 NULL pointer dereference in OpenEXR - CVE-2020-15304

Published: July 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU31713
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15304
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Software vendor:
OpenEXR

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in "TiledInputFile::TiledInputFile()" in "IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp". A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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