ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479

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Source
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-3479
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479
Upstream
Published
2021-03-31T14:15:21Z
Modified
2026-11-03T06:32:40Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger excessive consumption of memory, resulting in an impact to system availability.

References

Affected packages

Alpine:v3.13
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.14
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.15
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.16
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.17
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.18
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.19
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.20
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.21
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.22
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.23
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"
Alpine:v3.24
openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:apk/alpine/openexr?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
2.5.0
Fixed
2.5.4-r0

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2021-3479.json"