CVE-2021-3477
OpenEXR: Heap-buffer-overflow in Imf_2_5::DeepTiledInputFile::readPixelSampleCounts
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 15, 2021
Updated · June 27, 2026
Description
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's deep tile sample size calculations. 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.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound