CVE-2017-12596 — Vulnetix

CVE-2017-12596 PUBLISHED

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

EPSS 0.53% · 67.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.53%

67.6th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	openexr	0, 2.2.0-9ubuntu1, 2.2.0-7ubuntu1

Exploit Intelligence

https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/238 (nist-nvd)
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md (nist-nvd)
https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.3.0 (circl)
USN-4148-1 (circl)
[debian-lts-announce] 20200830 [SECURITY] [DLA 2358-1] openexr security update (circl)

Timeline

Aug 7, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12596 third-party-advisory
https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4148-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12596 third-party-advisory

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