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CVE-2022-41837
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the OpenImageIO::add_exif_item_to_spec functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO…
Critical9.8EPSS 1.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- talos
Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the OpenImageIO::add_exif_item_to_spec functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. Specially-crafted exif metadata can lead to stack-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| talosCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: total
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
OpenImageIO Project · OpenImageIO
- affected v2.4.4.2
References (4)
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1636 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5384 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-33 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00005.html (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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