CVE-2020-16588

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-16588
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-12-09 21:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-02-03 23:52:00 UTC
DescriptionA Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-476

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Aswf Openexr 2.3.0 All All All
Application Aswf Openexr 2.3.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 10.0 All All All
Application Openexr Openexr 2.3.0 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Fix logic for 1 pixel high/wide preview images (Fixes #493) · AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr@7450450 · GitHub MISC github.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 3236-1] openexr security update MLIST lists.debian.org
SEGV exrmakepreview in makePreview.cpp:132 · Issue #493 · AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr · GitHub MISC github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 181315 Debian Security Update for openexr (DLA 3236-1)
  • 750455 OpenSUSE Security Update for openexr (openSUSE-SU-2020:2351-1)
  • 750456 OpenSUSE Security Update for openexr (openSUSE-SU-2020:2349-1)
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