# CVE-2022-43595: Null dereference in OpenImageIO

> An attacker can cause a denial of service via null pointer dereferences in OpenImageIO when processing crafted .fits files.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 23 Dec 2022
- **Updated:** 14 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43595, GHSA-f7fg-v9hq-5m57, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43595

## 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 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43595?

It affects 2 products.


Products: 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-43595 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43595/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43595/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43595
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-43595
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-43595

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43595/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.