Integer Overflow Affecting openexr package, versions [,3.1.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.53% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENEXR-10077888
  • published8 May 2025
  • disclosed1 Apr 2022
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 1 Apr 2022

CVE-2021-3933  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openexr to version 3.1.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow when OpenEXR processes a crafted file on systems where size_t < 64 bits. This could cause an invalid bytesPerLine and maxBytesPerLine value, which could lead to problems with application stability or lead to other attack paths.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1