What the vulnerability does

01Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an attacker, that is processed by the Dwa decompression functionality of OpenEXR's IlmImf library, could cause a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 1, 2021 CVE published
August 3, 2024 Record updated