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

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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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (62.3th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-41981: held from 0.010 to 0.010.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: -0.000

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.