CVE-2020-15304
OpenEXR: An invalid tiled input file could cause invalid memory access in TiledInputFile::TiledInputFile() in IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · June 26, 2020
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.5.2. An invalid tiled input file could cause invalid memory access in TiledInputFile::TiledInputFile() in IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp, as demonstrated by a NULL pointer dereference.
Statement
Versions of OpenEXR shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, and 8 are not affected by this flaw as the vulnerable code was introduced in newer versions of OpenEXR.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference