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CVE-2017-9112
medium
CVSS 6.5
Vulnerability in openexr (CVE-2017-9112)
Summary
vulnerability in openexr (CVE-2017-9112). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `2.2.1` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2017-9112** has been found in openexr.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10.
What to do: upgrade openexr to **2.2.1** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "openexr CVE-2017-9112" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-9112 (openexr) — CVSS v3 6.5
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `2.2.1` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (unclassified) exists in openexr.
📍 Affected scope
openexr — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: Medium (CVSS 6.5/10). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **2.2.1**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'openexr' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'openexr' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `openexr` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade openexr to 2.2.1ステージング環境で 2.2.1 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
openexr
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.2.1"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9112
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-8m57-j273-2qg9
- package https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr
- package https://pypi.org/project/openexr
- web http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/05/12/5
- web https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/232
- web https://github.com/openexr/openexr/pull/233
- web https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.2.1
- web https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.html
- web af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- web https://usn.ubuntu.com/4148-1