CVE-2021-3474

Publication date 30 March 2021

Last updated 25 August 2025

Ubuntu priority

Low

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.3 · Medium

Score breakdown

Description

There's a flaw in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file that is processed by OpenEXR could cause a shift overflow in the FastHufDecoder, potentially leading to problems with application availability.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
openexr 22.04 LTS jammy
Not affected
21.10 impish
Not affected
21.04 hirsute
Not affected
20.10 groovy
Fixed 2.5.3-2ubuntu0.2
20.04 LTS focal
Fixed 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5
18.04 LTS bionic
Fixed 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6
16.04 LTS xenial
Fixed 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6
14.04 LTS trusty Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
openexr

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.3 · Medium
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact Low
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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