CVE-2020-16587

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in chunkOffsetReconstruction in ImfMultiPartInputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/8b5370c688a7362673c3a5256d93695617a4cd9aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/491Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/8b5370c688a7362673c3a5256d93695617a4cd9aPatch, Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/491Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 9, 2020
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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