Vulnerability · Published Dec 23, 2022 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2022-41639
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity heap buffer overflow 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 1.9% (higher than 80% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in tile decoding code of TIFF image parser in OpenImageIO master-branch-9aeece7a and v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted TIFF file can lead to an out of bounds memory corruption, which can result in 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 | 2.3.21.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41639 |
| Debian:13 | openimageio | 2.3.21.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41639 |
| Debian:14 | openimageio | 2.3.21.0+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41639 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41639 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41639 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | openimageio | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41639 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| OpenImageIO Project | OpenImageIO | master-branch-9aeece7av2.3.19.0 |
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H