CVE-2020-16588 – A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation Open

A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16588

Reference (s):

• https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/74504503cff86e986bac441213c403b0ba28d58f
• https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/493