CVE-2021-23169
Apache OpenEXR Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
A heap-buffer overflow was found in the copyIntoFrameBuffer function of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application compiled against OpenEXR.
INFO
Published Date :
June 8, 2021, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3:30 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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CVE-2021-23169 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.
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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 Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BXFLD4ZAXKAIWO6ZPBCQEEDZB5IG676K/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BXFLD4ZAXKAIWO6ZPBCQEEDZB5IG676K/ Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC/ -
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] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 01, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 08, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-119 Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-787 Removed CWE Reason CWE-119 / More specific CWE option available -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 11, 2021
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:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947612 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947612 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BXFLD4ZAXKAIWO6ZPBCQEEDZB5IG676K/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BXFLD4ZAXKAIWO6ZPBCQEEDZB5IG676K/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-787 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.1 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:33:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:34:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-23169 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} 0.02%
score
0.72271
percentile