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CVE-2017-14988

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-10-03 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-400

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

Affected products

• AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr: 2.2.0

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00063.html
• https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/248
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00063.html
• https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/248

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