ubuntu-cve-2021-20302
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2022-03-04 18:15
Modified
2026-05-08 09:50
Summary
Details

A flaw was found in OpenEXR's TiledInputFile functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted single-part non-image to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger a floating-point exception error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
negligible
References
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  "affected": [
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4"
          },
          {
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            "binary_version": "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "openexr",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-infra/xenial"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
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        "2.2.0-7ubuntu1",
        "2.2.0-9ubuntu1",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.1",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.2",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.4",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm2",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm3",
        "2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr22",
            "binary_version": "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
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          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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      },
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        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.1",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.4",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.8",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9",
        "2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libopenexr24",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "openexr",
            "binary_version": "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
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        "name": "openexr",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/openexr@2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2?arch=source\u0026distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.2.1-4.1ubuntu1",
        "2.3.0-6",
        "2.3.0-6build1",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.1",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.3",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1",
        "2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "A flaw was found in OpenEXR\u0027s TiledInputFile functionality. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted single-part non-image to be processed by OpenEXR, to trigger a floating-point exception error. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20302",
  "modified": "2026-05-08T09:50:04Z",
  "published": "2022-03-04T18:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20302"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20302"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20302"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "negligible",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2021-20302"
  ]
}



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