CVE-2009-1721
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.29% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-07-31 18:29Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:20Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-05-20
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-824Access of Uninitialized PointerBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- c603f21beb24503e2cfcaf31affde394c481a25439012aa9b88ef7093bee9724
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8132https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html
- support.apple.comhttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- secunia.com36123http://secunia.com/advisories/36123
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-8136https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:191http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191
- security.debian.orghttp://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz
- secunia.com36753http://secunia.com/advisories/36753
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2035http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035
- secunia.com36096http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
- www.debian.orgDSA-1842http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2009:190http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190
- secunia.com36030http://secunia.com/advisories/36030
- secunia.com36032http://secunia.com/advisories/36032
- lists.apple.comAPPLE-SA-2009-08-05-1http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
- security.debian.orghttp://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.6.1-3+lenny3.diff.gz
- release.debian.orghttp://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/openexr_1.6.1-3%2Blenny3.debdiff
- www.securityfocus.com35838http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838
- www.securitytracker.com1022674http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-831-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-2172http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
- www.us-cert.govTA09-218Ahttp://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SR:2009:014http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00000.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- openexr Fixed in 1.6.1-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- openexr Fixed in 1.6.1-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- openexr Fixed in 1.6.1-4.1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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