Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2022 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2022-43595
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity null pointer dereference in OpenImageIO from OpenImageIO Project. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in the image output closing functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. Specially crafted ImageOutput Objects can lead to multiple null pointer dereferences. An attacker can provide malicious multiple inputs to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability applies to writing .fits files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43595 |
| Debian:13 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43595 |
| Debian:14 | openimageio | 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43595 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43595 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43595 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43595 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenImageIO Project | OpenImageIO | v2.4.4.2 |
Weakness: CWE-476 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H