CVE-2021-3479
OpenEXR: Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer
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Severity
ModerateRed 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 API functionality. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger excessive consumption of memory, resulting in an impact to system availability.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption