Description
The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.
Published: 2009-07-31
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 25.3% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1842-1 New openexr packages fix several vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-831-1 OpenEXR vulnerabilities
History

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Apple Mac Os X
Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Debian Debian Linux
Fedoraproject Fedora
Openexr Openexr
Opensuse Opensuse
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T05:20:35.076Z

Reserved: 2009-05-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2009-1721

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-07-31T19:00:01.093

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-1721

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2009-07-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-1721 - Bugzilla

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