Out-of-bounds Write Affecting openexr package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.29% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2104-OPENEXR-1278872
  • published14 Jan 2022
  • disclosed8 Jun 2021

Introduced: 8 Jun 2021

CVE-2021-23169  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:21.04 openexr.

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:21.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the copyIntoFrameBuffer function of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application compiled against OpenEXR.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1