CVE-2009-1720

Description

Multiple integer overflows in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to (1) the Imf::PreviewImage::PreviewImage function and (2) compressor constructors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 19.20% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory apple.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
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References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
http://secunia.com/advisories/36123 third party advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191 vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/36753 third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 third party advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842 patch vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36030 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36032 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.6.1-3+lenny3.diff.gz patch
http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/openexr_1.6.1-3%2Blenny3.debdiff patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838 vdb entry patch
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674 vdb entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1 vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 vdb entry
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00000.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/openexr/openexr/blob/master/CHANGES.md#version-170-july-23-2010

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1720?
CVE-2009-1720 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1720?
To fix CVE-2009-1720, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-1720 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1720 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~19% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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