CVE-2023-42299

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute...

9.8 CriticalFix available

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 1.5 points since Nov 3, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: CVE-2023-42299
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: CVE-2023-42299
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-46753 No score

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: EUVD-2023-46753
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-49gh-crhh-42f6 9.8

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute...

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: GHSA-49gh-crhh-42f6
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-120
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2023-42299 9.8

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2023-42299
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-42299 9.8

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2023-42299
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in OpenImageIO oiio v.2.4.12.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code and cause a denial of service via the read_subimage_data function.

Record: CVE-2023-42299
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

openimageio

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`openimageio` Debian:12	All versions, plus listed versions 2.4.12.0+dfsg-12.4.13.0+dfsg-12.4.14.0+dfsg-12.4.16.0+dfsg-12.4.17.0+dfsg-1 Show 17 moreShow less 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.12.4.7.1+dfsg-22.4.9.0+dfsg-12.5.10.1+dfsg-12.5.12.0+dfsg-12.5.12.0+dfsg-22.5.14.0+dfsg-12.5.15.0+dfsg-12.5.16.0+dfsg-12.5.18.0+dfsg-12.5.19.1+dfsg-12.5.19.1+dfsg-22.5.7.0+dfsg-13.1.18.0+dfsg-13.1.18.0+dfsg-23.1.18.1+dfsg-13.1.18.1+dfsg-2	None known
`openimageio` Debian:13	before 2.4.13.0+dfsg-1	2.4.13.0+dfsg-1
`openimageio` Debian:14	before 2.4.13.0+dfsg-1	2.4.13.0+dfsg-1
`openimageio` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.5.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu21.5.20~dfsg0-1ubuntu21.5.23~dfsg0-1ubuntu11.6.9~dfsg0-4ubuntu11.6.10~dfsg0-1ubuntu11.6.10~dfsg0-2ubuntu11.6.11~dfsg0-1ubuntu11.6.11~dfsg0-1ubuntu1+esm2	None known
`openimageio` Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu51.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu21.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1	None known
`openimageio` Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.0.10~dfsg0-12.0.11~dfsg0-12.0.12~dfsg0-12.0.12~dfsg0-1build12.0.12~dfsg0-1build2 Show 4 moreShow less 2.1.10.1~dfsg0-5ubuntu42.1.10.1~dfsg0-5ubuntu52.1.12.0~dfsg0-12.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	None known
`openimageio` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.2.10.1+dfsg-1build12.2.18.0+dfsg-12.2.18.0+dfsg-1build22.2.18.0+dfsg-1ubuntu2	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-42299 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Openimageio, published November 2, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in openimageio 2.4.13.0+dfsg-1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

What an attacker can affect

Exploit likelihood

What each source reports

Affected products

Affected packages

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In short

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