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Unscored USN-4996-2 5 CVEs

openexr vulnerabilities

Published Jun 22, 2021 · Updated Jun 25, 2026

Summary

USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR
image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file,
a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS openexr 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1

Vulnerabilities 5

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3598
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3605
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20296
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23215
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26260