Vulnerability · Published Dec 11, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-50245OpenEXR-viewer memory overflow vulnerability
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity buffer overflow in openexr-viewer from afichet. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 35.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
OpenEXR-viewer is a viewer for OpenEXR files with detailed metadata probing. Versions prior to 0.6.1 have a memory overflow vulnerability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.1.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| afichet | openexr-viewer | < 0.6.1 |
Weakness: CWE-120 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H