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CVE-2020-16588 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493 CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f [email protected]PatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493 [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
openexr openexr
2.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:2.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
10.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2020-16588
NVD Published Date:
Dec 9, 2020
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2020-16588 Details - Not Deferred