High
CVE-2021-20299 affecting package OpenEXR 2.3.0-6
Type: advisorySources: OSV
A flaw was found in OpenEXR's Multipart input file functionality. A crafted multi-part input file with no actual parts can trigger a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- Products
- OpenEXR
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2021-20299
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 17:44 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
CVE-2021-20299 affecting package OpenEXR 2.3.0-6
core-osv · Original sourcePublished 16 Mar 2022, 15:15 UTC
A flaw was found in OpenEXR's Multipart input file functionality. A crafted multi-part input file with no actual parts can trigger a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
osv:AZL-62327
OpenEXR
Fixed versions: Not specified
Complete source record
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