UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12596

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12596

    Published: 7 Aug 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-12596
    Aliases:
    USN-4148-1

    Summary:

    Details: In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12596, https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4148-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-12596

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openexr

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=xenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1

    Affected versions

    2.2.0-1ubuntu3
    2.2.0-7ubuntu1
    2.2.0-9ubuntu1
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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