CVE-2021-3478

OpenEXR: Out-of-memory in ScanLineInputFile

Published Mar 31, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2701-1 openexr security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3236-1 openexr security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-26800 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4900-1 OpenEXR vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 4:53 PM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 31, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 15, 2021, 12:00 AM