CVE-2020-16589: Debian Linux

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

  • Debian Debian Linux: version 10.0 only
  • Openexr Openexr: version 2.3.0 only

Published 2020-12-09. Last modified 2026-06-17.