CVE-2022-43601 is a high-severity heap buffer overflow vulnerability affecting OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2 and related Debian packages. It occurs within the IFFOutput::close() functionality when specific conditions (ymax=0xFFFF, m_spec.format=TypeDesc::UINT16) are met, allowing an attacker to achieve remote code execution through a specially crafted ImageOutput Object. With a CVSS score of 8.1, this vulnerability has a high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| 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:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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