CVE-2022-38143: openimageio project openimageio Write-what-where Condition

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-38143 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Write-what-where Condition vulnerability in openimageio project openimageio. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 23-12-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 13-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images. A specially-crafted bmp file can write to arbitrary out of bounds memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

• CWE-123Write-what-where ConditionAny condition where the attacker has the ability to write an arbitrary value to an arbitrary location, often as the result of a buffer overflow.
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.