OpenEXR 1.2.2 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in OpenEXR 1.2.2. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2009-1722. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR 1.2.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the compression implementation in OpenEXR 1.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was shared 07/31/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1722. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44707 (Debian DSA-1842-1 : openexr - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116547 (Apple Mac OS X 10.5.8 and Security Update 2009-003 Not Installed (APPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (52069), Tenable (44707), SecurityFocus (BID 35838†), Secunia (SA36753†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-23603†). The entries VDB-3959, VDB-4017, VDB-41542 and VDB-49292 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
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Nessus ID: 44707
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1842-1 : openexr - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 64481
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1842-1 (openexr)
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05/20/2009 🔍
07/28/2009 +69 days 🔍
07/31/2009 +3 days 🔍
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03/18/2015 +1996 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: us-cert.gov
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-1722 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1722
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-49219

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X-Force: 52069
SecurityFocus: 35838 - OpenEXR Multiple Memory Corruption Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 36753
Vulnerability Center: 23603 - OpenEXR 1.2.2 Compression Implementation Heap-Based Buffer Overflow, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 03/30/2025 03:34
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (57), 02/15/2017 09:23 (9), 08/13/2021 08:59 (4), 08/13/2021 09:01 (1), 03/30/2025 03:34 (15)
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