CVE-2021-20304

OpenEXR: Undefined-shift in Imf_2_5::hufDecode

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

7.5

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 15, 2021

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 7.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound