CVE-2009-1721

OpenEXR: Invalid pointer free by image decompression

Published Jul 31, 2009 CVSS 2.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS 4.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1842-1 New openexr packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-831-1 OpenEXR vulnerabilities