CVE-2022-41988 Information disclosure in OpenImageIO

What is CVE-2022-41988?

CVE-2022-41988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Dec 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the OpenImageIO::decode_iptc_iim() functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted TIFF file can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41988?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openimageio Openimageio.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41988?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-41988 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-41988 exists.

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Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41988, GHSA-544j-8m5v-3frm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-41988.