CVE-2021-20302 Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-11+deb9u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENEXR-1318901
  • published15 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 Mar 2022

Introduced: 15 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-20302  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 openexr to version 2.2.0-11+deb9u4 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's TiledInputFile functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted single-part non-image to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger a floating-point exception error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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