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CVE-2023-5841

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2024-02-01
  • WeaknessCWE-122 · CWE-787

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Description

Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-02-0119:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Openexr
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.2≤ 3.2.1no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As AHA, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Academy Software Foundation OpenEXRother versions: not affected
    Affected
    • ≤ 3.2.1no fix statedsemver

    Not affected = 3.2.2 · = 3.1.12

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2024-02-25

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • openexrUbuntu:Pro:24.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • openexrTuxCare:AlmaLinux:9.2all versions · fixed in 3.1.1-2.el9.tuxcare.els1and 2 other packages
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.root.io.8and 1 other package
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.aikido.24and 1 other package
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.aikido.25and 1 other package
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.root.io.10and 1 other package
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.root.io.11and 1 other package
  • openexrRoot:Debian:12all versions · fixed in 3.1.5-5.root.io.12and 1 other package

44 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2023-5841 Red Hat Product Security160 products fixed · 6 known affected

    OpenEXR: Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing

    OpenEXR-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · OpenEXR-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · OpenEXR.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 · +3 more

  • RHSA-2024:9548 Red Hat Product Security45 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update

  • RHSA-2024:8800 Red Hat Product Security45 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update

  • RHSA-2024:8801 Red Hat Product Security45 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update

  • RHSA-2024:8802 Red Hat Product Security25 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:9548 · 45 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. Workaround from the vendor Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:9548 · 45 productsMitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options don't meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2023-5841 · 3 productsOut of support scope
  4. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2023-5841 · 3 productsWill not fix

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Published
2024-02-01
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-gxmr-rxpv-c8fq

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5841?

Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.

Is CVE-2023-5841 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-5841, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5841?

CVE-2023-5841 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

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