CVE-2021-20298: Out-of-bounds Write
(updated )
A flaw was found in OpenEXR’s B44Compressor. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to exhaust all memory accessible to the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
References
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20298
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25913
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939156
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/85fd638ae0d5fa132434f4cbf32590261c1dba97
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/843
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20298
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