5.5

CVE-2017-14988: openexr Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesMGASA-2019-0373SUSE-SU-2019:2014-1SUSE-SU-2019:2043-1
Published 02-10-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14988 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in openexr. EPSS estimates a 1.01% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 62.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.01%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11117-1

Timeline

  1. 02-10-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.01%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

63%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.01% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.01%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Suse7 products
  • openexr&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4< 2.1.0-6.13.1
  • openexr&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15< 2.2.1-3.9.2
  • openexr&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1< 2.2.1-3.9.2
  • openexr&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4< 2.1.0-6.13.1
  • openexr&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4< 2.1.0-6.13.1
Opensuse2 products
  • openexr&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.0< 2.2.1-lp151.4.6.1
  • openexr&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.1< 2.2.1-lp151.4.6.1
Debian1 product
  • openexr< 2.5.3-2
Mageia1 product
  • openexr< 2.3.0-2.1.mga7
Openexr1 product

5 vendors · 12 products

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