CVE-2020-16588 Null dereference in n/a

What is CVE-2020-16588?

CVE-2020-16588 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 9 Dec 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16588?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openexr Openexr.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16588?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-16588 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16588 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as AZL-44706, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16588, GHSA-p928-c9c9-qw29, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-16588.