Out-of-bounds Write Affecting OpenEXR-devel package, versions <0:1.7.1-8.amzn2.0.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.01% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-OPENEXRDEVEL-5671962
  • published8 Jun 2023
  • disclosed25 Aug 2021

Introduced: 25 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3605  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 OpenEXR-devel to version 0:1.7.1-8.amzn2.0.2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2023-2078.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream OpenEXR-devel package and not the OpenEXR-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's rleUncompress functionality in versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1