CVE-2017-14988

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-14988
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-03 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC
Description** DISPUTED ** Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-400

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Openexr Openexr 2.2.0 All All All
Application Openexr Openexr 2.2.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
DOS bug while reading attributes in Header::readfrom · Issue #248 · openexr/openexr · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1954-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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