CVE-2021-3478
OpenEXR: Out-of-memory in ScanLineInputFile
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Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · February 15, 2021
Updated · November 22, 2025
Description
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's scanline input file functionality. 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.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
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-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption