Description
A 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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html
Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f
Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0029
EPSS Percentile
52.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (2)
debian/debian_linux
10.0
openexr/openexr
2.3.0
Published
Dec 09, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026