CVE-2020-16589 – A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEX

A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file.

Source: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-16589

Reference (s):

• https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/6bb36714528a9563dd3b92720c5063a1284b86f8
• https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/issues/494