Advisory Published

USN-4418-1: OpenEXR vulnerabilities

First published: Mon Jul 06 2020(Updated: )

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libopenexr24<2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/openexr<2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libopenexr23<2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2
2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2
=19.10
All of
ubuntu/openexr<2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2
2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2
=19.10
All of
ubuntu/libopenexr22<2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/openexr<2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libopenexr22<2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
=16.04
All of
ubuntu/openexr<2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
=16.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID of this OpenEXR vulnerability?

    The vulnerability ID of this OpenEXR vulnerability is CVE-2020-15305.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-15305?

    The severity of CVE-2020-15305 is high.

  • How does the OpenEXR vulnerability impact users?

    If a user opens a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code.

  • Which versions of OpenEXR are affected by this vulnerability?

    The versions affected by this vulnerability are libopenexr24 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2, openexr 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2, libopenexr23 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2, openexr 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2, libopenexr22 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3, openexr 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3, libopenexr22 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3, and openexr 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3.

  • How can I fix the OpenEXR vulnerability?

    To fix the OpenEXR vulnerability, update to version 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2 for libopenexr24 and openexr packages on Ubuntu 20.04, version 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1.2 for libopenexr23 and openexr packages on Ubuntu 19.10, version 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3 for libopenexr22 and openexr packages on Ubuntu 18.04, and version 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3 for libopenexr22 and openexr packages on Ubuntu 16.04.

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