CVE-2022-43592 Information disclosure in OpenImageIO

What is CVE-2022-43592?

CVE-2022-43592 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 DPXOutput::close() functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. A specially crafted ImageOutput Object can lead to leaked heap data. An attacker can provide malicious input to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43592?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openimageio Openimageio.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43592?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-43592 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43592 exists.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43592, GHSA-hjr8-mfq8-phqh, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43592.