Vulnerability · Published Oct 23, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-42295
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the openimageio package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 63% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An issue in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_rle_image function of file bifs/unquantize.c
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openimageio | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42295 |
| Debian:13 | openimageio | 2.4.16.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42295 |
| Debian:14 | openimageio | 2.4.16.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42295 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42295 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42295 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42295 |