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CVE-2022-41981· NVD / CVE Program· CNA talos

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the TGA file format parser of OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0.

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.

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 22, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.1% · 64th percentile
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Action score

32

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.1%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
proof of concept
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total

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CNA vs NVD score

NVD
8.1
CNA · talos
8.1
agree

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
openimageioopenimageio
debiandebian linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • debian debian linux11.0
  • openimageio openimageio2.3.19.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (talos). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO

    • v2.3.19.0affected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:10openimageiobefore 2.0.5~dfsg0-1+deb10u12.0.5~dfsg0-1+deb10u1
Debian:11openimageiobefore 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u12.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1
Debian:12openimageiobefore 2.4.7.1+dfsg-22.4.7.1+dfsg-2

Same product

openimageio: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2022-41838A code execution vulnerability exists in the DDS scanline parsing functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.4.4.2.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2022-41794A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PSD thumbnail resource parsing code of OpenImageIO 2.3.19.0.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2022-41639A heap based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in tile decoding code of TIFF image parser in OpenImageIO master-branch-9aeece7a and v2.3.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2024-55194OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component /OpenImageIO/fmath.h.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-55193OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /OpenImageIO/string_view.h.
    39Monitor
  • CVE-2024-55192OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a heap overflow via the component OpenImageIO_v3_1_0::farmhash::inlined::Fetch64(char cons
    39Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:openimageio2.4.7.1+dfsg-2 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Attack context

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MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

Change log

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