Buffer overflow in Openimageio

CVE-2022-41981

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the TGA file format parser of OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted targa file can lead to out of bounds read and write on the process stack, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (60.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-41981?
CVE-2022-41981 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openimageio, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-41981?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.