CVE-2021-45942
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CVE-2021-45942 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.. EPSS estimates a 1.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Openexr | Openexr | >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.4 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 35 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 36 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 10.0 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 11.0 |
References
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=41416Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/blob/v3.1.4/CHANGES.md#version-314-january-26-2022Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/11cad77da87c4fa2aab7d58dd5339e254db7937ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/db217f29dfb24f6b4b5100c24ac5e7490e1c57d0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/1209Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.1.4Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5299Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=41416Exploit, Issue Tracking, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/blob/v3.1.4/CHANGES.md#version-314-january-26-2022Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/11cad77da87c4fa2aab7d58dd5339e254db7937ePatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/db217f29dfb24f6b4b5100c24ac5e7490e1c57d0Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/1209Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.1.4Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5299Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Modified
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