CVE-2009-1720
openexr - several vulnerabilities
EPSS 19.2%
Description
Multiple integer overflows in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger heap-based buffer overflows, related to (1) the Imf::PreviewImage::PreviewImage function and (2) compressor constructors. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
How to fix CVE-2009-1720
To remediate CVE-2009-1720, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openexr—upgrade to 1.6.1-4.1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.2-4.3+etch2 or later
Is CVE-2009-1720 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 19.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.6.1-4.1
- from 0, < 1.2.2-4.3+etch2