CVE-2021-23215
Published: 8 June 2021
An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in the DwaCompressor of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application compiled with OpenEXR.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| litios | Patch was also released in v2.5.5 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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openexr Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7)
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| focal |
Released
(2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1)
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| groovy |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
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| hirsute |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| impish |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(2.5.7-1)
|
|
| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(2.5.7-1)
|
|
| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(2.5.7-1)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.5.7-1)
|
|
| xenial |
Released
(2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1)
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|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/901/commits/c3e45956dd111482671fb8d88b40022248f783f7 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 5.5 |
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-23215
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23215
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/901
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5620-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian