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CVE-2020-11765: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Apr 14 2020(Updated: )

An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an off-by-one error in use of the ImfXdr.h read function by DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier, leading to an out-of-bounds read.

Credit: Xingwei Lin Ant cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
debian/openexr
2.5.4-2+deb11u1
3.1.5-5
3.1.5-5.1
tvOS<13.4.8
13.4.8
macOS Catalina<10.15.6
10.15.6
macOS Mojave
macOS High Sierra
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<13.6
13.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<13.6
13.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<6.2.8
6.2.8
OpenEXR<2.4.1
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
openSUSE=15.1
Debian GNU/Linux=9.0
Debian GNU/Linux=10.0
Ubuntu Linux=16.04
Ubuntu Linux=18.04
Ubuntu Linux=19.10
Ubuntu Linux=20.04
Apple iCloud for Windows<7.20
Apple iCloud for Windows>=10.0<11.3
Apple iTunes for Windows<12.10.8
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<13.6
iOS<13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.13.0<10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.14.0<10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS>=10.15<10.15.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2018-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.13.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-004
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-005
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-006
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2019-007
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-001
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-002
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-security_update_2020-003
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update
Apple iOS and macOS=10.14.6-supplemental_update_2
tvOS<13.4.8
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS<6.2.8
Apple iCloud<11.3
11.3
Apple iCloud<7.20
7.20
Apple iTunes<12.10.8
12.10.8
Fedora=32
Debian=9.0
Debian=10.0
Ubuntu=16.04
Ubuntu=18.04
Ubuntu=19.10
Ubuntu=20.04

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 the vulnerability ID of this issue?

    The vulnerability ID of this issue is CVE-2020-11765.

  • What software is affected by this vulnerability?

    The affected software includes macOS Catalina, Mojave, High Sierra, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, iCloud for Windows, tvOS, and iTunes for Windows.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-11765?

    The severity of CVE-2020-11765 is not specified in the information provided.

  • How can I fix CVE-2020-11765?

    To fix CVE-2020-11765, make sure to update your affected software to the latest version provided by Apple.

  • Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-11765?

    You can find more information about CVE-2020-11765 in the references provided by Apple: [reference 1](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289), [reference 2](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211295), [reference 3](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211288).

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