Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-1721

The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.
Publish Date : 2009-07-31 Last Update Date : 2012-10-22

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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score	6.8
Confidentiality Impact	Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact	Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact	Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity	Medium (The access conditions are somewhat specialized. Some preconditions must be satistified to exploit)
Authentication	Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access	User
Vulnerability Type(s)	Denial Of ServiceExecute Code
CWE ID	16

- Related OVAL Definitions

Title	Definition Id	Class	Family
CVE-2009-1721	oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20091721		unix
DSA-1842 openexr -- several vulnerabilities	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7863		unix

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