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CVE-2020-16588

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Date: December 8, 2020

A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Language: C++

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Related Resources (8)

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-16588
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16588
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2020-16588
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-16588
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2020-16588

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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