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Vulnerability record · CVE-2022-38143 · published 22 December 2022

CVE-2022-38143: Openimageio out-of-bounds write vulnerability

Openimageio · Openimageio

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images. A specially-crafted bmp file can write to arbitrary out of bounds memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 1.4% · top 28.2% CWE-123 · CWE-123CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds write
9.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.4%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

A heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the way OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0 processes RLE encoded BMP images. A specially-crafted bmp file can write to arbitrary out of bounds memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-33 Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1630 ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-33 Third Party Advisory
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2022-1630 ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2022-38143), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.