DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478

    Published: 31 Mar 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3478

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3478

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openexr

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.5.4-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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