OpenEXR Multipart Input File null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR and classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Multipart Input File Handler. Such manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2021-20299. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OpenEXR (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Multipart Input File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was disclosed 03/17/2022. The advisory is shared for download at bugs.chromium.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2021-20299 since 12/17/2020. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Applying the patch 25e9515b06a6bc293d871622b8cafaee7af84e0f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Patch: 25e9515b06a6bc293d871622b8cafaee7af84e0f

Timelineinfo

12/17/2020 🔍
03/17/2022 +455 days 🔍
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03/19/2022 +2 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 25e9515b06a6bc293d871622b8cafaee7af84e0f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-20299 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-20299
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-195332

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2022 08:17
Updated: 03/19/2022 17:36
Changes: 03/17/2022 08:17 (38), 03/19/2022 17:29 (2), 03/19/2022 17:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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