CVE-2021-3598: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

July 6, 2021 (updated November 9, 2023)

There’s a flaw in OpenEXR’s ImfDeepScanLineInputFile functionality An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.

References

bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970987
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3598

Code Behaviors & Features

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