CVE-2017-9112

Publication date 21 May 2017

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

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Cvss 3 Severity Score

Score breakdown

Description

In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid read of size 1 in the getBits function in ImfHuf.cpp could cause the application to crash.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
openexr	19.04 disco	Not affected
	18.10 cosmic	Not affected
	18.04 LTS bionic	Not affected
	17.10 artful	Ignored end of life
	17.04 zesty	Ignored end of life
	16.10 yakkety	Ignored end of life
	16.04 LTS xenial	Fixed 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
openexr	Upstream: f09f5f2 Upstream: 49db4a4

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	6.5 · Medium
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	None
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	High
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-4148-1
OpenEXR vulnerabilities
7 October 2019

Other references