# CVE-2023-24473: Information disclosure in OpenImageIO

> A crafted Targa file can trigger an out-of-bounds read in OpenImageIO, leading to the disclosure of sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 30 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2023-24473, GHSA-9r8p-967f-crjr, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-24473

## What is CVE-2023-24473?

CVE-2023-24473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openimageio Openimageio, published on 30 Mar 2023. 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 TGAInput::read_tga2_header functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.7.1. A specially crafted targa file can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24473?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openimageio Openimageio.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24473?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2023-24473 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-24473 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Openimageio Openimageio

- [CVE-2024-55192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55192/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-55194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-55194/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-42299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42299/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-38143](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38143/): Memory corruption in OpenImageIO (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-43908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43908/): OpenImageIO: Signed integer overflow in ConvertCbYCrYToRGB leads to heap out-of-bounds write in DPX 4:2:2 decoder (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24473 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24473 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openimageio Openimageio, published on 30 Mar 2023. 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-2023-24473 exists.

Affected product: Openimageio Openimageio. 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-2023-24473/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24473/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24473
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24473
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24473

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24473/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.