CVE-2021-3477 Integer overflow in OpenEXR

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in applications using OpenEXR by submitting a crafted file that triggers an integer overflow and out-of-bounds read.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-3477?

CVE-2021-3477 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 31 Mar 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's deep tile sample size calculations in versions before 3.0.0-beta. 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.

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-3477?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Openexr Openexr.

How do I fix CVE-2021-3477?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2021-3477 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-3477 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-44628, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3477, GHSA-wr39-hjqv-c783, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-3477.

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