Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2022 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2022-38143
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in OpenImageIO from OpenImageIO Project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images. A specially-crafted bmp file can write to arbitrary out of bounds memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38143 |
| Debian:13 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38143 |
| Debian:14 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38143 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38143 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38143 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38143 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenImageIO Project | OpenImageIO | master-branch-9aeece7av2.3.19.0 |
Weakness: CWE-123 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H