Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-16588
CVE-2020-16588
Description
A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.
Affected products
12- Academy Software Foundation/OpenEXRdescription
- Range: <2.3.0
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/openexr&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/openexr&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5
< 2.2.1-lp151.4.15.1+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-lp151.4.15.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-lp152.7.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-3.21.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.26.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58fnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
News mentions
0No linked articles in our index yet.