Name: CVE-2021-26945: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-26945, CWE-400, CWE-190, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.00256

An integer overflow leading to a heap-buffer overflow was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to crash an application compiled with OpenEXR.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alpine Linux	—	Upgrade openexr	Aug 22, 2024	Jun 8, 2021
Debian	—	Upgrade openexr	Jul 30, 2024	Jun 8, 2021
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Jun 8, 2021

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CVSS Details

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