CVE-2023-50245

OpenEXR-viewer memory overflow vulnerability

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Published Dec 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

OpenEXR-viewer is a viewer for OpenEXR files with detailed metadata probing. Versions prior to 0.6.1 have a memory overflow vulnerability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.1.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

afichet

openexr-viewer

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 0.6.1`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:afichet:openexr_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-3172	OpenEXR-viewer is a viewer for OpenEXR files with detailed metadata probing. Versions prior to 0.6.1 have a memory overflow vulnerability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.1.
Github GHSA	GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj	memory overflow vulnerability in OpenEXR-viewer

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.050% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/afichet/openexr-viewer/commit/d0a7e85dfeb519951fb8a8d70f73f30d41cdd3d9
https://github.com/afichet/openexr-viewer/security/advisories/GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj

History

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Subscriptions

Afichet Openexr Viewer

Weaknesses

CWE-120

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:09 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 10:39 PM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 10:09 PM
Reserved: Dec 5, 2023, 8:42 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 11:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

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