Vulnerability · Published Sep 6, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-38529
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the tinyexr package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 73.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
tinyexr commit 0647fb3 was discovered to contain a heap-buffer overflow via the component rleUncompress.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | tinyexr | 1.0.1+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Debian:13 | tinyexr | 1.0.1+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Debian:14 | tinyexr | 1.0.1+dfsg-4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | tinyexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | tinyexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | tinyexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | tinyexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38529 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | tinyexr | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-38529 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/syoyo/tinyexr/issues/169 x_refsource_MISC