DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20296

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20296
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20296.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20296
Upstream
Published
2021-04-01T14:15:13Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:35Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an attacker, that is processed by the Dwa decompression functionality of OpenEXR's IlmImf library, could cause a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}