CVE-2021-3605
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 25, 2021 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:05 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxEnterprise LinuxOpenexr
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1.0%
Description
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's rleUncompress functionality in versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%v < 3.0.53.0.5
Affected range stops below 3.0.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (4)
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1970991Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.htmlVendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202210-31Vendor AdvisoryMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5299CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-125
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