UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20300

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20300
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20300.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20300
Upstream
Published
2022-03-04T18:15:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:46:36Z
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
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufUncompress functionality in OpenEXR/IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file that is processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an integer overflow. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.0-1ubuntu3
2.2.0-7ubuntu1
2.2.0-9ubuntu1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.0-11ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.8
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1
2.3.0-6
2.3.0-6build1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1