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Critical severity · published Feb 1, 2024
CVE-2023-5841
OpenEXR Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing
9.1
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
OpenEXR · Academy Software Foundation
through 3.2.1 · source: vendor, NVD
Affected product
OP
OpenEXR
Academy Software Foundation
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5841
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5841
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LSB6DB5LAKGPLRXEF5HDNGUMT7GIFT2C/
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/XWMINVKQLSUHECXBSQMZFCSDRIHFOJJI/
Exploit
https://takeonme.org/cves/CVE-2023-5841.html
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/32
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/34
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Sep/36
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