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CVE-2017-14988 json

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation…

published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2017-6464

cvss
5.5
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 63%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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

Patch / fix

  • openexr Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.5.3-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14988

  • openexr SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 2.2.1-3.9.2
  • openexr SLES for SAP 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP4, SLED 12 SP4 +2 more 2.1.0-6.13.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2019:2043-1SUSE-SU-2019:2014-1

  • openexr openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.1.1-2.2
  • openexr openSUSE Leap 15.1, openSUSE Leap 15.0 2.2.1-lp151.4.6.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11117-1openSUSE-SU-2019:1954-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2017-14988 updated cvss 3.3

OpenEXR: Excessive memory allocation in Header::readfrom

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 OpenEXR, OpenEXR-libs Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 OpenEXR, OpenEXR-libs
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 OpenEXR
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 5.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Sources

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