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Out-of-bounds Read

CVE-2020-11762

Medium
5.5/10

Summary

An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.2.2, 2.3.x, and 2.4.x before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read and write in "DwaCompressor::uncompress" in "ImfDwaCompressor.cpp" when handling the UNKNOWN compression case.

  • LOW
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH

CWE-125 - Out-of-Bounds Read

Out-of-bounds read is a vulnerability that allows access to memory beyond the authorized accessible location. Such a vulnerability compromises the confidentiality of the trusted environment in the application and enables an attacker to launch further attacks by leveraging the exposed information.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published