NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-11+deb9u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENEXR-1089989
  • published31 Mar 2021
  • disclosed1 Apr 2021

Introduced: 31 Mar 2021

CVE-2021-20296  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openexr to version 2.2.0-11+deb9u3 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 Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an attacker, that is processed by the Dwa decompression functionality of OpenEXR's IlmImf library, could cause a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS Scores

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