Integer Underflow Affecting openexr package, versions <2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (62nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-OPENEXR-1312980
  • published22 Jun 2021
  • disclosed8 Jun 2021

Introduced: 8 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-26260  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 openexr to version 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in the DwaCompressor of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application compiled with OpenEXR. This is a different flaw from CVE-2021-23215.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1