CVE-2009-1721

Description

The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 25.35% 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:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36123 third party advisory broken link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191 vendor advisory broken link
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz patch broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36753 third party advisory broken link
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035 vdb entry broken link vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 third party advisory broken link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842 mailing list vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190 vendor advisory broken link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36030 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/36032 broken link third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html mailing list vendor advisory
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.6.1-3+lenny3.diff.gz patch broken link
http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/openexr_1.6.1-3%2Blenny3.debdiff patch broken link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838 patch vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674 vdb entry third party advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 vdb entry broken link
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 mailing list vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-1721?
CVE-2009-1721 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-1721?
To fix CVE-2009-1721, 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-2009-1721 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-1721 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~25% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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