DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3479

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3479

    Published: 31 Mar 2021Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2021-3479

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3479

    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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