CVE-2022-43603 Null dereference in OpenImageIO

What is CVE-2022-43603?

CVE-2022-43603 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

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the ZfileOutput::close() functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2. A specially crafted ImageOutput Object can lead to denial of service. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-43603?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openimageio Openimageio.

How do I fix CVE-2022-43603?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2022-43603 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-43603 exists.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43603, GHSA-245j-8gjp-c4v5, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43603.