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openexr — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20304

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Products
openexr
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
2.5.4-1
CVEs
CVE-2021-20304
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 00:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20304

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Aug 2022, 16:15 UTC

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's hufDecode functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can pass a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger an undefined right shift error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20304

openexr

Fixed versions: 2.5.4-1

openexr

Fixed versions: 2.5.4-1

openexr

Fixed versions: 2.5.4-1

Complete source record
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