Out-of-bounds Read Affecting academysoftwarefoundation/openexr package, versions [,3.0.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.1% (43rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ACADEMYSOFTWAREFOUNDATIONOPENEXR-2319344
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed25 Aug 2021
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 25 Aug 2021

CVE-2021-3605  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade academysoftwarefoundation/openexr to version 3.0.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. There's a flaw in OpenEXR's rleUncompress functionality in versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.

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