OpenEXR 2.2.0 ImfInputFile.cpp bufferedReadPixels numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR 2.2.0. It has been classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function bufferedReadPixels of the file ImfInputFile.cpp. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2017-9113. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenEXR 2.2.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bufferedReadPixels of the file ImfInputFile.cpp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid write of size 1 in the bufferedReadPixels function in ImfInputFile.cpp could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code.

The bug was discovered 05/12/2017. The weakness was presented 05/21/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at openwall.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2017-9113 since 05/21/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 9 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100442 (FreeBSD : OpenEXR -- multiple remote code execution and denial of service vulnerabilities (803879e9-4195-11e7-9b08-080027ef73ec)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277172 (Fedora Security Update for mingw-OpenEXR (FEDORA-2018-f5d2f4ec0d)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100442). See VDB-101530, VDB-101531, VDB-101532 and VDB-101534 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 100442
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : OpenEXR -- multiple remote code execution and denial of service vulnerabilities (803879e9-4195-11e7-9b08-080027ef73ec)
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OpenVAS ID: 802426
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for mingw-OpenEXR FEDORA-2018-b152c791cc
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: github.com
Patch: github.com

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Product: github.com

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CVE: CVE-2017-9113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101533
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9113 - Openexr - Openexr - Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/22/2017 08:45
Updated: 12/06/2022 19:32
Changes: 05/22/2017 08:45 (72), 09/30/2020 16:35 (5), 12/06/2022 19:24 (6), 12/06/2022 19:32 (1)
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