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5.5
CWE
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Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-11762: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Apr 14 2020(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read and write in DwaCompressor::uncompress in ImfDwaCompressor.cpp when handling the UNKNOWN compression case.

Credit: Xingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin AntXingwei Lin Ant cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Apple iCloud for Windows<11.3
11.3
Apple iTunes for Windows<12.10.8
12.10.8
Apple iCloud for Windows<7.20
7.20
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.6
10.15.6
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
Apple watchOS<6.2.8
6.2.8
Apple tvOS<13.4.8
13.4.8
Apple iOS<13.6
13.6
Apple iPadOS<13.6
13.6
debian/openexr
2.5.4-2+deb11u1
3.1.5-5
3.1.5-5.1
OpenEXR<2.4.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=20.04
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Debian Debian Linux=10.0
Apple Icloud Windows<7.20
Apple Icloud Windows>=10.0<11.3
Apple Itunes Windows<12.10.8
Apple iPadOS<13.6
Apple iPhone OS<13.6
Apple Mac OS X<10.15.6
Apple Mac OS X>=10.13.0<10.13.6
Apple Mac OS X>=10.14.0<10.14.6
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.13.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple Mac OS X=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple tvOS<13.4.8
Apple watchOS<6.2.8

Remedy

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/3eda5d70aba127bae9bd6bae9956fcf024b64031

Remedy

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2ae5f8376b0a6c3e2bb100042f5de79503ba837a

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2020-11762?

    CVE-2020-11762 is a vulnerability in ImageIO that was addressed with improved checks in openEXR.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-11762?

    Software versions affected by CVE-2020-11762 include macOS Catalina 10.15.6, Apple Mojave, Apple High Sierra, iOS up to 13.6, iPadOS up to 13.6, watchOS up to 6.2.8, iCloud for Windows up to 7.20, tvOS up to 13.4.8, and iTunes for Windows up to 12.10.8.

  • How severe is CVE-2020-11762?

    The severity of CVE-2020-11762 is not specified in the provided information.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-11762?

    To fix CVE-2020-11762, update your software to the latest available version provided by Apple.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-11762?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-11762 on the Apple support website.

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