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CVE-2021-3479

MEDIUM CVSS: 5.5 Published: 2021-03-31 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger excessive consumption of memory, resulting in an impact to system availability.

Affected Platforms

Debian Debian LinuxOpenexr Openexr

Weakness Type

CWE-400, CWE-770

References