Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting openexr package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.27% (68th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-OPENEXR-1318916
  • published15 Jul 2021
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 15 Jul 2021

CVE-2021-20304  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 openexr.

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 hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

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