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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-20296

A crafted input file supplied by an attacker, that is processed by the Dwa decompression functionality of OpenEXR's IlmImf library, could cause a NULL pointer dereference.

MEDIUM 5.3EPSS 1.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an attacker, that is processed by the Dwa decompression functionality of OpenEXR's IlmImf library, could cause a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
5.3 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
1.75% probability · 77th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-476
Affected
openexr/openexr · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.