7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-20304
OpenEXR hufDecode Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 23, 2022, 4:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-20304 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 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-2021-20304.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20304 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26229 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939157 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/51a92d67f53c08230734e74564c807043cbfe41e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/849 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20304 Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26229 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939157 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/51a92d67f53c08230734e74564c807043cbfe41e Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/849 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-20304 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20304
    Added Reference https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26229
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939157
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/51a92d67f53c08230734e74564c807043cbfe41e
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/849
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Dec. 07, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 Third Party Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20304 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20304 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26229 No Types Assigned https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=26229 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939157 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939157 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/51a92d67f53c08230734e74564c807043cbfe41e No Types Assigned https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/51a92d67f53c08230734e74564c807043cbfe41e Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/849 No Types Assigned https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/849 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-190
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.5.7
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.

0.27 }} -0.02%

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0.67496

percentile

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