UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20299

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20299
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2021/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20299.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20299
Upstream
Published
2022-03-16T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-10-24T04:50:05Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - negligible
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.0-1ubuntu3
2.2.0-7ubuntu1
2.2.0-9ubuntu1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm2
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.0-11ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.1
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.8
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / openexr

Package

Name
openexr
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*

2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1
2.3.0-6
2.3.0-6build1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.1
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr-dev",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr24",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1"
        }
    ]
}