CVE-2009-1721
EPSS 25.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2009-1721
To remediate CVE-2009-1721, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openexr—upgrade to 1.6.1-4.1 or later
Is CVE-2009-1721 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 25.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.6.1-4.1