CVE-2022-43595 Null dereference in OpenImageIO

What is CVE-2022-43595?

CVE-2022-43595 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

Multiple denial of service vulnerabilities exist in the image output closing functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. Specially crafted ImageOutput Objects can lead to multiple null pointer dereferences. An attacker can provide malicious multiple inputs to trigger these vulnerabilities.This vulnerability applies to writing .fits files.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43595?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openimageio Openimageio.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43595?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-43595 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43595 exists.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43595, GHSA-f7fg-v9hq-5m57, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43595.