CVE-2021-3479 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Openexr

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource ConsumptionCWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.91%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
OpenexrDebian OpenexrDebian Linux
Timeline
PublishedMar 31
Latest updateMay 24

Description

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger excessive consumption of memory, resulting in an impact to system availability.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/openexr< openexr 2.5.4-1 (bookworm)
▶NVDopenexr/openexr2.5.0 — 2.5.4+1
▶Debianopenexr/openexr< 2.5.4-1+3
▶CVEListV5openexr/openexrOpenEXR 3.0.0-beta

Also affects: Debian Linux 10.0, 9.0

Patches

Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-vv3j-gmj6-g343: There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3↗2022-05-24
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OSV
CVE-2021-3479: There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3↗2021-03-31
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
OpenEXR vulnerabilities↗2021-04-01
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Red Hat
OpenEXR: Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer↗2021-02-15
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Debian
CVE-2021-3479: openexr - There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3.0.0-...↗2021
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