CVE-2022-41838 (GCVE-0-2022-41838)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-23 23:03 – Updated: 2025-04-15 14:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-15 14:23 UTC
CWE
- CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenImageIO Project | OpenImageIO |
Affected:
v2.4.4.2
|
guessed |
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