CVE-2022-41838 is a critical code execution vulnerability affecting OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2 and Debian Linux distributions. It stems from a heap buffer overflow in the DDS scanline parsing functionality, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to achieve full compromise (confidentiality, integrity, availability) by providing a specially crafted .dds file. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity. While no public exploits, Metasploit modules, or active exploitation have been observed, its high FAUCET Risk Score of 80/100 indicates significant potential danger. Community discussion and media coverage are currently minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.4.4.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:2.4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.