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Debian: CVE-2021-20298: openexr -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-20298: openexr -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/23/2022
Created
12/14/2022
Added
12/13/2022
Modified
12/13/2022

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's B44Compressor. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to exhaust all memory accessible to the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-openexr

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