Is CVE-2022-41988 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2022-41988 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2022-41988?

CVE-2022-41988 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2022-41988?

CVE-2022-41988 has an EPSS score of 1.17% (64th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41988?

Upgrade openimageio on debian 11 to 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2022-41988

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in the OpenImageIO::decode_iptc_iim() functionality of OpenImageIO Project OpenImageIO v2.3.19.0. A specially-crafted TIFF file can lead to a disclosure of sensitive information. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

How to fix

Remediation Available

openimageioDebian

Fixed in:2.2.10.1+dfsg-1+deb11u1CVE-2022-41988

Fixed in:2.3.21.0+dfsg-1CVE-2022-41988

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.17%probability of exploitation in 30 days

64thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 64% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

talosintelligence.com

Third-Party Advisory1

debian.org

Other references1

security.gentoo.org

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.