vulnerability

Debian: CVE-2021-20304: openexr -- security update

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Aug 23, 2022
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Solution

debian-upgrade-openexr
Title
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