vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2021-45942): openexr vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jan 1, 2022 | Jun 26, 2025 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jan 1, 2022
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2021-45942
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-45942
- CWE-787
- EUVD-EUVD-2021-32651
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2021-32651
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/1209
- https://github.com/google/oss-fuzz-vulns/blob/main/vulns/openexr/OSV-2021-1627.yaml
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-45942
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