CVE-2009-1722
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 4.5%EU EUVD
Heap-based buffer overflow in the compression implementation in OpenEXR 1.2.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.8 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-119
- EPSS score
- 4.5% (92th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2009-1717)
- Published
- July 31, 2009
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2009-1717 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- openexr / openexr
References
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36032(Vendor Advisory)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36096
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36753
- http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz(Patch)
- http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842(Patch)
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838(Patch)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1
- http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html(US Government Resource)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035(Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/blob/master/CHANGES.md#version-170-july-23-2010
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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