Stack-based buffer overflow in OpenImageIO
Priority HIGH 70CWE-121Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-121 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the TGA file format parser of OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted targa file can lead to out of bounds read and write on the process stack, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01105 66th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenImageIO Project | OpenImageIO | v2.3.19.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- OpenImageIO VendorOpenImageIO Project Affected v2.3.19.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:2.3.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.3.19.0 | Vulnerable | OpenImageIO Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
- cpe:2.3:a:openimageio:openimageio:2.3.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.3.19.0 Vulnerable ·OpenImageIO Project
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41981
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hcc6-fp5w-rfrr
References
More OpenImageIO Project Openimageio vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-36790 OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component /OpenImageIO/fmath.h. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-36788 OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-22558 Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20191 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenImageIO CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20190 Out-of-bounds write in OpenImageIO CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-20168 Heap-based buffer overflow in OpenImageIO CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-41981 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-41981 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hcc6-fp5w-rfrr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-41981 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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