CVE-2021-23169

Description

A heap-buffer overflow was found in the copyIntoFrameBuffer function of OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.1. An attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of the user running the application compiled against OpenEXR.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.26%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a OpenEXR
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BXFLD4ZAXKAIWO6ZPBCQEEDZB5IG676K/ vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1947612 issue tracking third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-23169?
CVE-2021-23169 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-23169?
To fix CVE-2021-23169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-23169 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-23169 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-23169?
CVE-2021-23169 affects n/a OpenEXR.
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