#VU51176 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenEXR - CVE-2020-16587
Published: March 3, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU51176
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16587
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
OpenEXR
Software vendor:
OpenEXR
OpenEXR
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in chunkOffsetReconstruction in ImfMultiPartInputFile.cpp. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted EXR file, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.