Excessive Memory Allocation Denial of Service in OpenEXR 2.2.0

CVE-2017-14988 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Header::readfrom in IlmImf/ImfHeader.cpp in OpenEXR 2.2.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation) via a crafted file that is accessed with the ImfOpenInputFile function in IlmImf/ImfCRgbaFile.cpp. NOTE: The maintainer and multiple third parties believe that this vulnerability isn't valid

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