CVE-2009-1721
Published: 31 July 2009
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.
Priority
Medium
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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openexr Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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Patches: Vendor: http://patch-tracker.debian.org/patch/series/view/openexr/1.6.1-3+lenny3/CVE-2009-1721.diff Vendor: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/attachment.cgi?id=355419 Upstream: http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp?root=openexr&r1=1.10&r2=1.11 |
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | vendor patch doesn't pass regression tests. upstream patch is better and passes the tests. for hardy, probably need to backport crasher fixes http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp?root=openexr&r1=1.6&r2=1.7 http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp?root=openexr&r1=1.7&r2=1.8 |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-1721
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-831-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian