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openexr vulnerabilities

Published Sep 20, 2022 · Updated Apr 27, 2026

Summary

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. These issues only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-3598,
CVE-2021-3605, CVE-2021-20296, CVE-2021-23215, CVE-2021-26260)

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR
image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash
or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3933)

It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2021-3941)

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS openexr 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1
Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS openexr 2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Vulnerabilities 7

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3598
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3605
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3933
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3941
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20296
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23215
  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26260