CVE-2017-12596

high

Description

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

References

https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/238

https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.3.0

https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.html

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4148-1/

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2017-08-07

Updated: 2020-08-30

Type: CWE-125

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Impact Score: 6.4

Exploitability Score: 8.6

Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Severity: HIGH