What is CVE-2021-20299?

CVE-2021-20299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openexr, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2021-20299?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Openexr

CVE-2021-20299

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's Multipart input file functionality. A crafted multi-part input file with no actual parts can trigger a NULL pointer dereference. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Openexr
Debian Debian_linux — versions 10.0
N/a Openexr — versions Affected before v2.5.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-20299?: CVE-2021-20299 is a high-severity vulnerability in Openexr, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2021-20299?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.