High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Aug 7, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-12596
CVE-2017-12596
Description
In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/238nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.mdnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.3.0nvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4148-1/nvd
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