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CVE-2009-1721

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.

Published

2009-07-31T19:00:01.093

Last Modified

2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-824
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application openexr openexr 1.2.2 Yes
Application openexr openexr 1.6.1 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 10.0 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 10.3 Yes
Operating System opensuse opensuse 11.0 Yes
Operating System apple mac_os_x < 10.5.8 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 4.0 Yes
Operating System debian debian_linux 5.0 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 8.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 9.04 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 10 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 11 Yes
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