6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2021-20303
OpenEXR Integer Overflow Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description

A flaw found in function dataWindowForTile() of IlmImf/ImfTiledMisc.cpp. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger an integer overflow, leading to an out-of-bounds write on the heap. The greatest impact of this flaw is to application availability, with some potential impact to data integrity as well.

INFO

Published Date :

March 4, 2022, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:29 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

4.2

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20303 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Openexr openexr
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-20303.

URL Resource
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25505 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939151 Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/831 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2021-20303 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20303 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 12, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25505 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=25505 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939151 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939151 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/831 No Types Assigned https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/831 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.5.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

score

0.46361

percentile

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