CVE-2017-12596

Publication date 7 August 2017

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
openexr	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

same patch as CVE-2017-9110

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
openexr	Upstream: f09f5f2 Upstream: 49db4a4

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.8 · High
Attack vector	Local
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	High
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-4148-1
OpenEXR vulnerabilities
7 October 2019