OpenEXR up to 3.1.3 execute heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR up to 3.1.3. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is the function Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute. Performing a manipulation results in heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2021-45942. No exploit exists. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR up to 3.1.3. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function Imf_3_1::LineCompositeTask::execute. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 01/01/2022. The advisory is shared at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-45942 since 12/31/2021. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying the patch db217f29dfb24f6b4b5100c24ac5e7490e1c57d0 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: db217f29dfb24f6b4b5100c24ac5e7490e1c57d0

Timelineinfo

12/31/2021 🔍
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01/05/2022 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 11cad77da87c4fa2aab7d58dd5339e254db7937e
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2021-45942 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-45942
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-189537

Entryinfo

Created: 01/01/2022 10:35
Updated: 01/05/2022 14:23
Changes: 01/01/2022 10:35 (40), 01/05/2022 14:23 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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