CVE-2021-3478 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2021-3478 PUBLISHED

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's scanline input file functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could consume excessive system memory. The greatest impact of this flaw is to system availability.

EPSS 0.51% · 66.1th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.51%

66.1th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	openexr	0, 2.2.0-1ubuntu3, 2.2.0-7ubuntu1
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	openexr	2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3, 0, 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	openexr	0, 2.2.0-11ubuntu1, 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1

Timeline

Mar 31, 2021 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
Jun 22, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3478 third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4900-1 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-3478 third-party-advisory

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