CVE-2017-14988

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2017-14988 · Published 03/10/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2017-14988 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting openexr (openexr).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.0%, higher than 63.2% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
openexr openexr	`= 2.2.0`	No fix yet

Description

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid

References

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00063.html
openexr/openexr · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

openexr

= 2.2.0

No fix yet

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