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CVE-2009-1721 Detail

Description

The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Aug/msg00001.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-09/msg00000.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://release.debian.org/proposed-updates/stable_diffs/openexr_1.6.1-3%2Blenny3.debdiff CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Patch 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36030 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36032 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36096 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36123 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://secunia.com/advisories/36753 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.2.2-4.3+etch2.diff.gz CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Patch 
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/o/openexr/openexr_1.6.1-3+lenny3.diff.gz CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Patch 
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3757 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1842 CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:190 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:191 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35838 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Patch  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022674 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-831-1 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory 
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA09-218A.html CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2035 CVE, MITRE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2172 CVE, MITRE Broken Link 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01286.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-July/msg01290.html CVE, MITRE Mailing List 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-1721
NVD Published Date:
07/31/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE