CVE-2020-16589

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Source
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16589
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-16589.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2020-16589
Downstream
Related
Published
2020-12-09T21:15:14Z
Modified
2025-10-14T17:42:39.105257Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/openexr/openexr

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/openexr/openexr
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Fixed
6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8

Affected versions

Other

OPENEXR_1_0_4

v1.*

v1.7.1

v2.*

v2.0.0
v2.0.0.GM
v2.0.0.beta.1
v2.0.0.beta.2
v2.0.1
v2.1.0
v2.2.0
v2.3.0

Database specific 

{
    "vanir_signatures": [
        {
            "signature_version": "v1",
            "signature_type": "Line",
            "target": {
                "file": "OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp"
            },
            "deprecated": false,
            "digest": {
                "line_hashes": [
                    "187727245820172389255241288024641761673",
                    "64620396527734480438930043191230067910",
                    "135511452004856887655092018138110768581",
                    "205564678437823994680598713941013802548"
                ],
                "threshold": 0.9
            },
            "id": "CVE-2020-16589-01094440",
            "source": "https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr/commit/6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8"
        },
        {
            "signature_version": "v1",
            "signature_type": "Function",
            "target": {
                "file": "OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp",
                "function": "TiledInputFile::rawTileData"
            },
            "deprecated": false,
            "digest": {
                "length": 1079.0,
                "function_hash": "315788786115343669113423538237101638126"
            },
            "id": "CVE-2020-16589-09795360",
            "source": "https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr/commit/6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8"
        }
    ]
}