Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.

The remote NewStart CGSL host, running version MAIN 7.02, has OpenEXR packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a     heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the     affected library. (CVE-2023-5841)

  - An issue in Academy Software Foundation openexr v.3.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to cause a     denial of service (DoS) via the convert function of exrmultipart.cpp. (CVE-2024-31047)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of Tencent Linux installed on the remote TencentOS Server 4 host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the TSSA-2024:0629 advisory.

    Package updates are available for TencentOS Server 4 that fix the following vulnerabilities:

    CVE-2023-5841:
    Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEXimage parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to     a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.

    CVE-2024-31047:
    An issue in Academy Software Foundation openexr v.3.2.3 and before allows a local attacker to cause a     denial of service (DoS) via the convert function of exrmultipart.cpp.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Tencent Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a     heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the     affected library. (CVE-2023-5841)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is running a version of macOS / Mac OS X that is 15.x prior to the full release of 15.0. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - This issue was addressed with improved validation of file attributes. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia     15. An app may be able to break out of its sandbox. (CVE-2024-44148)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted PPD PostScript document, CUPS and     libppd are susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow and possibly code execution. This issue has been     fixed in CUPS version 2.4.7, released in September of 2023. (CVE-2023-4504)

  - Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a     heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the     affected library. (CVE-2023-5841)

  - The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. An app may     be able to cause a denial-of-service. (CVE-2024-23237)

  - A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15. A     camera extension may be able to access the internet. (CVE-2024-27795)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the operating system's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-9548 advisory.

    [3.1.1-2.1]
    - fix CVE-2023-5481 (RHEL-64162)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:9548 advisory.

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RLSA-2024:8800 advisory.

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8801 advisory.

    OpenEXR is an open-source high-dynamic-range floating-point image file format for high-quality image     processing and storage. This document presents a brief overview of OpenEXR and explains concepts that are     specific to this format.  This package containes the binaries for OpenEXR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8802 advisory.

    OpenEXR is an open-source high-dynamic-range floating-point image file format for high-quality image     processing and storage. This document presents a brief overview of OpenEXR and explains concepts that are     specific to this format.  This package containes the binaries for OpenEXR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:8800 advisory.

    OpenEXR is an open-source high-dynamic-range floating-point image file format for high-quality image     processing and storage. This document presents a brief overview of OpenEXR and explains concepts that are     specific to this format.  This package containes the binaries for OpenEXR.

    Security Fix(es):

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

    For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and     other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote AlmaLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2024:8800 advisory.

    * OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (CVE-2023-5841)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ELSA-2024-8800 advisory.

    [3.1.1-2.1]
    - fix CVE-2023-5481 (RHEL-64162)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its banner, the version of Apple TV on the remote device is prior to 18. It is therefore affected by multiple vulnerabilities as described in the 121248

The version of Apple iOS running on the mobile device is prior to 18. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-55247f3a4f advisory.

    Automatic update for openexr-3.1.10-5.fc40.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Mon Feb  5 2024 Benjamin A. Beasley <code@musicinmybrain.net> - 3.1.10-5
    - Backport proposed fix for CVE-2023-5841 to 3.1.10 (fix RHBZ#2262406)
    * Thu Jan 25 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.10-4
    - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild
    * Sun Jan 21 2024 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 3.1.10-3
    - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_40_Mass_Rebuild

    ```

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-551 advisory.

    Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a     heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. (CVE-2023-5841)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-7fc5bae919 advisory.

    Backport fix for CVE-2023-5841.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-f4d51715fe advisory.

    Backport fix for CVE-2023-5841.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The version of FreeBSD installed on the remote host is prior to tested version. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the f161a5ad-c9bd-11ee-b7a7-353f1e043d9a advisory.

  - Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline     data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a     heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. (CVE-2023-5841)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
242802	NewStart CGSL MAIN 7.02 : OpenEXR Multiple Vulnerabilities (NS-SA-2025-0107)	Nessus	NewStart CGSL Local Security Checks	critical
239396	TencentOS Server 4: openexr (TSSA-2024:0629)	Nessus	Tencent Local Security Checks	critical
226263	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5841	Nessus	Misc.	critical
213517	macOS 15.x < 15.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121238)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	critical
211612	Oracle Linux 9 : openexr (ELSA-2024-9548)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
211600	RockyLinux 9 : openexr (RLSA-2024:9548)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	critical
210614	RockyLinux 9 : openexr (RLSA-2024:8800)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	critical
210416	RHEL 9 : openexr (RHSA-2024:8801)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
210411	RHEL 9 : openexr (RHSA-2024:8802)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
210358	RHEL 9 : openexr (RHSA-2024:8800)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
210271	AlmaLinux 9 : openexr (ALSA-2024:8800)	Nessus	Alma Linux Local Security Checks	critical
210231	Oracle Linux 9 : openexr (ELSA-2024-8800)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	critical
207682	Apple TV < 18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121248)	Nessus	Misc.	critical
207288	Apple iOS < 18 Multiple Vulnerabilities (121250)	Nessus	Mobile Devices	critical
194689	Fedora 40 : openexr (2024-55247f3a4f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
191591	Amazon Linux 2023 : openexr, openexr-devel, openexr-libs (ALAS2023-2024-551)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	critical
190965	Fedora 39 : mingw-openexr (2024-7fc5bae919)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
190959	Fedora 38 : mingw-openexr (2024-f4d51715fe)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
190419	FreeBSD : openexr -- Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing (f161a5ad-c9bd-11ee-b7a7-353f1e043d9a)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	critical

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