CVE-2022-38143 json
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images.
published 2022-12-22 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-40745
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.5%
- EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 74%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images. A specially-crafted bmp file can write to arbitrary out of bounds memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Patch / fix
- openimageio Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.4.7.1+dfsg-2
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2022-38143
- OpenImageIO openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.4.5.0-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:12477-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2022-38143 updated
OpenImageIO: Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat productsnot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- talosintelligence.com https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1630 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.1 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO
Classification
References
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talosintelligence.com
/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1630
exploit, third-party-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/202305-33
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-38143
- NVD CVE-2022-38143
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