Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openexr package, versions <3.1.1-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE321-OPENEXR-8488022
  • published6 Dec 2024
  • disclosed8 Jun 2021

Introduced: 8 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-23169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.21 openexr to version 3.1.1-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openexr package and not the openexr package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the copyIntoFrameBuffer function of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application compiled against OpenEXR.

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