DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-3478
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478
Upstream
Downstream
DLA (2)
Published
2021-03-31T14:15:21Z
Modified
2026-10-21T18:03:15Z
Summary
[none]
Details

There's a flaw in OpenEXR's scanline input file functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could consume excessive system memory. The greatest impact of this flaw is to system availability.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478.json"

Debian:13 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478.json"

Debian:14 / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/openexr?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.5.4-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency":  "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2021-3478.json"