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Medium
CVE-2009-1721
The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36123
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36753
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36030
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36032
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.6.1-3+lenny3.diff.gz
- http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/openexr_1.6.1-3%2Blenny3.debdiff
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00000.html
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
openexr, opensuse, mac os x, debian linux, ubuntu linux, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
1.2.2, 1.6.1, 10.0, 10.3, 11.0, 0, 4.0, 5.0, 8.04, 8.10, 9.04, 10, 11
Timeline
Official Publish:
July 31st, 2009
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.