What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-50245?

CVE-2023-50245 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.1%.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2023-50245?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2023-50245. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 1.1%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-50245?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-50245. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Openexr Viewer CVE-2023-50245

CRITICAL

Classic Buffer Overflow (CWE-120)

2023-12-11 security-advisories@github.com

Buffer Overflow Openexr Viewer

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Dec 11, 2023 - 23:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

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.

AnalysisAI

OpenEXR-viewer is a viewer for OpenEXR files with detailed metadata probing. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Copy without Size Check (CWE-120), which allows attackers to overflow a buffer to corrupt adjacent memory. 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. Affected products include: Afichet Openexr Viewer. Version information: prior to 0.6.1.

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Always validate buffer sizes before copy operations. Use bounded functions (strncpy, snprintf). Enable compiler protections.