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.
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 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade OpenEXRUpgrade OpenEXR-libsUpgrade OpenEXR-debuginfoUpgrade OpenEXR-devel | Sep 8, 2023 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade openexr | Jul 5, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade ilmbaseUpgrade OpenEXR | Nov 4, 2022 | Feb 12, 2021 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade media-libs/openexr. | Jul 12, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | — | Oct 11, 2022 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade openexr-32bitUpgrade openexr-docUpgrade libilmimf-2_2-23Upgrade libilmimfutil-2_2-23Upgrade libilmimf-2_2-23-32bitUpgrade openexr-develUpgrade libilmimf-imf_2_1-21-32bitUpgrade libilmimfutil-2_2-23-32bitUpgrade openexrUpgrade libilmimf-imf_2_1-21 | May 6, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libopenexr22Upgrade libopenexr25Upgrade openexrUpgrade libopenexr24 | Apr 2, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 |
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