CVE-2022-41838: debian debian_linux Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-41838 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.87% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 4 · Related 1Timeline
- 23-12-2022PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 15-04-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A code execution vulnerability exists in the DDS scanline parsing functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. A specially-crafted .dds can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVDNIST9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.87%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
79%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.06 pp
From 1.81% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (talosintelligence.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
- CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
Affected systems
Debian2 products
- openimageio< 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2
- debian_linuxEOL11.0
Openimageio1 product
- openimageio2.4.4.2
Openimageio project1 product
- openimageiov2.4.4.2
Ubuntu1 product
- openimageioAll versions (No fix recorded)
4 vendors · 5 products
References
6 links
www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5384Third Party Advisory