TI-2023-27473 Aliases CVE-2023-50245 GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj

OpenEXR-viewer memory overflow vulnerability

MEDIUM 44CWE-120Published 2023-12-11 · Updated 2024-08-02

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

OpenEXR-viewer is a viewer for OpenEXR files with detailed metadata probing. Versions prior to 0.6.1 have a memory overflow vulnerability. This issue is fixed in version 0.6.1.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.0105 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Fixed openexr-viewer (afichet): 0.6.1afichet/openexr-viewer (GitHub Actions): 0.6.1

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
afichet	openexr-viewer	before 0.6.1	0.6.1	Patch available	CNA
—	afichet/openexr-viewer (GitHub Actions)	before 0.6.1	0.6.1	Patch available	GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj

openexr-viewer Vendorafichet Affected before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available CNA
afichet/openexr-viewer (GitHub Actions) Vendor— Affected before 0.6.1 Fixed in 0.6.1 Patch available GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:afichet:openexr_viewer::::::::	before 0.6.1	Vulnerable	afichet

cpe:2.3:a:afichet:openexr_viewer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.6.1 Vulnerable ·afichet

Remediation

Fix · CNA openexr-viewer (afichet) Fixed in 0.6.1
Fix · GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj afichet/openexr-viewer (GitHub Actions) Fixed in 0.6.1 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-50245
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-99jg-r3f4-rpxj

References

Sources

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