Out-of-bounds Read in Openimageio

CVE-2022-41649

A heap out of bounds read vulnerability exists in the handling of IPTC data while parsing TIFF images in OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted TIFF file can cause a read of adjacent heap memory, which can leak sensitive process information. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41649?
CVE-2022-41649 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Openimageio, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-41649?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-41649 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.