DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3478
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478
Upstream
Published
2021-03-31T14:15:21Z
Modified
2025-09-25T22:40:28Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's scanline input file functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could consume excessive system memory. The greatest impact of this flaw 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"
}