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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-20300

This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file that is processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an integer overflow.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.89%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.89%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufUncompress functionality in OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file that is processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an integer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS 3.1
5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS
0.89% probability · 57th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-190
Affected
openexr/openexr · debian/debian linux
Source
secalert@redhat.com

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