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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-3933

An integer overflow could occur when OpenEXR processes a crafted file on systems where size_t < 64 bits. This could cause an invalid bytesPerLine and maxBytesPerLine value, which could lead to problems with application stability or lead to other attack paths.

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1 Nov 2026, 05:17 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2021-3933

core-osv · Original source

Published 25 Mar 2022, 19:15 UTC

An integer overflow could occur when OpenEXR processes a crafted file on systems where size_t < 64 bits. This could cause an invalid bytesPerLine and maxBytesPerLine value, which could lead to problems with application stability or lead to other attack paths.

osv:CVE-2021-3933
Complete source record
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