Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Mar 31, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2021-3479
CVE-2021-3479
Description
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's Scanline API functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger excessive consumption of memory, resulting in an impact to system availability.
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Affected products
25- osv-coords20 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/openexr&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.2pkg:rpm/suse/OpenEXR&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Point%20of%20Sale%2011%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/OpenEXR&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=HPE%20Helion%20OpenStack%208pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Desktop%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%208pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%209pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%208pkg:rpm/suse/openexr&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%20Crowbar%209
< 2.2.1-lp152.7.14.1+ 19 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-lp152.7.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-83.17.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.6.1-83.17.25.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-3.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.2.1-3.27.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.1.0-6.34.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detailnvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-27nvdThird Party Advisory
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