CVE-2022-41837
criticalpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the OpenImageIO::add_exif_item_to_spec functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. Specially-crafted exif metadata can lead to stack-based memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
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affected products (10)
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references (14)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-41837/cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00005.htmlcnnvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-33cnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1636cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/OpenImageIO-multiple-vulnerabilities-40211cnnvd
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5384cnnvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00005.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-33enisa_euvd
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