CVE-2021-3477

libopenexr22: There's a flaw in OpenEXR's deep tile sample size calculations in versions before 3.0.0-beta

CVE-2021-3477 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by libopenexr22 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6, released March 31, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0096
61st percentile

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's deep tile sample size calculations in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger an integer overflow, subsequently leading to an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk of this flaw is to application availability.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libopenexr22 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 libopenexr22 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 Mar 31, 2021
libopenexr24 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 libopenexr24 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 Mar 31, 2021
openexr · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 openexr 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 Mar 31, 2021
openexr · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 openexr 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 Mar 31, 2021

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