Security advisory

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  "id": "b8e7259e66b93ca91e106c5ad6ae26acf648d51e3ee241ae943babba467e1e31",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-12596",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-12596",
    "summary": "In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-12596",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr",
              "type": "GIT",
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.2.0",
            "v2.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        },
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/academysoftwarefoundation/openexr",
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:2.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "2.2.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "2.2.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  },
                  {
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                        "fixed": "0ac2ea34c8f3134148a5df4052e40f155b76f6fb"
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                    ],
                    "source": "REFERENCES_TAG",
                    "original_tag": "v2.3.0"
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                ]
              }
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "2.2.0",
            "v2.2.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:47:24.147553545Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.3.0",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.html",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4148-1/",
        "https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/238",
        "https://github.com/xiaoqx/pocs/blob/master/openexr.md"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-12596",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441202,
  "published_at": "2017-08-07T01:29:00.343+00:00"
}