CVE-2021-45942
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.45%
Description
OpenEXR 3.1.x before 3.1.4 has a heap-based buffer overflow in Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute (called from IlmThread_3_1::NullThreadPoolProvider::addTask and IlmThread_3_1::ThreadPool::addGlobalTask). NOTE: db217f2 may be inapplicable.
How to fix CVE-2021-45942
To remediate CVE-2021-45942, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/openexr—upgrade to 2.5.4-2+deb11u1 or later
Is CVE-2021-45942 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.5.4-2+deb11u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |