Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting openexr package, versions <2.5.4-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.07% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-OPENEXR-19165906
  • published22 Aug 2026
  • disclosed23 Aug 2022

Introduced: 23 Aug 2022

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest openexr to version 2.5.4-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1