CVE-2017-14988
N/A
Published: October 2, 2017 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:07 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenexr
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00063.htmlx_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/248Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-400
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