First published: Fri Dec 31 2021(Updated: )
OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/openexr | <=2.2.1-4.1+deb10u1 | 2.2.1-4.1+deb10u2 2.5.4-2+deb11u1 3.1.5-5 3.1.5-5.1 |
Openexr Openexr | >=3.1.0<3.1.4 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =34 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =35 | |
Fedoraproject Fedora | =36 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =10.0 | |
Debian Debian Linux | =11.0 | |
>=3.1.0<3.1.4 | ||
=34 | ||
=35 | ||
=36 | ||
=10.0 | ||
=11.0 |
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/11cad77da87c4fa2aab7d58dd5339e254db7937e
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/db217f29dfb24f6b4b5100c24ac5e7490e1c57d0
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CVE-2021-45942 is a vulnerability in OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 that allows a heap-based buffer overflow in the execute function of the LineCompositeTask class.
CVE-2021-45942 has a severity rating of 5.5 (medium).
CVE-2021-45942 affects OpenEXR versions 3.1.x before 3.1.4.
To fix CVE-2021-45942, update OpenEXR to version 3.1.4 or later.
You can find more information about CVE-2021-45942 at the following references: [Reference 1](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=41416), [Reference 2](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/blob/v3.1.4/CHANGES.md#version-314-january-26-2022), [Reference 3](https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/11cad77da87c4fa2aab7d58dd5339e254db7937e).