USN-4996-2

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    USN-4996-2

    Published: 22 Jun 2021Last Modified: 25 Jun 2026

    Summary: openexr vulnerabilities

    Details: USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. Original advisory details: It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3598, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3605, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20296, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23215, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26260

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: openexr

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr?arch=source&distro=esm-infra%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1

    Affected versions

    2.2.0-1ubuntu3
    2.2.0-7ubuntu1
    2.2.0-9ubuntu1
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4
    2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6

    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
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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