| Name | CVE-2020-16589 |
| Description | A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-2491-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| openexr (PTS) | stretch | 2.2.0-11 | vulnerable |
| stretch (security) | 2.2.0-11+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (security) | 2.2.1-4.1+deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye, sid | 2.5.3-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| openexr | source | stretch | 2.2.0-11+deb9u2 | DLA-2491-1 | ||
| openexr | source | (unstable) | 2.5.3-2 |
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8 (v2.4.0-beta.1)
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/494