Vulnerability identifier: #VU51935
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Client/Desktop applications /
Multimedia software
Vendor: OpenEXR
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 Dwa decompression functionality. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
OpenEXR: 1.0.4 - 2.5.5
External links
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=24854
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939141
http://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v2.4.3
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.