Vulnerability · Published Aug 25, 2021 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2021-3605
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity memory corruption in OpenEXR. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's rleUncompress functionality in versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | openexr | 2.5.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3605 |
| Debian:13 | openexr | 2.5.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3605 |
| Debian:14 | openexr | 2.5.7-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3605 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970991
- GLSA-202210-31 vendor-advisory
- DSA-5299 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221211 [SECURITY] [DLA 3236-1] openexr security update mailing-list