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CVE-2020-16588

Published: 9 December 2020

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
openexr
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.5.3-2)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (2.5.3-2)
bionic
Released (2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4)
focal
Released (2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3)
xenial
Released (2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4)
Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H