CVE-2009-1721

6.8
CVSS v2.0 Base Score
4.29%
LOW RiskEPSS (91st percentile)

The decompression implementation in the Imf::hufUncompress function in OpenEXR 1.2.2 and 1.6.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors that trigger a free of an uninitialized pointer.

Published: 7/31/2009
Modified: 6/16/2026
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Vulnerability Summary

CVSS v2 Score

6.8

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Score (Exploitation Probability)

4.29%LOW Exploitation Risk
91st percentile

This vulnerability has a 4.29% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days, ranking higher than 91% of all scored CVEs.

CWE Classification

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