CVE-2021-20296
A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-20296- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-20296- Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7721 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2021-7721- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h585-99w7-8g9c
5.3
A flaw was found in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file supplied by an...
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.
- Record
GHSA-h585-99w7-8g9c- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2021-20296
5.3
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.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2021-20296- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVAZL-44505
5.3
CVE-2021-20296 affecting package OpenEXR 2.3.0-6
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.
- Record
AZL-44505- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-05
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OSV
5.3
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.
- Record
CVE-2021-20296- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2021-20296
5.3
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2021-20296- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1167
5.5
OpenEXR security update
OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format originally developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
Security Fix(es):
There's a flaw in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. A crafted input file that is processed by OpenEXR could cause a shift overflow in the FastHufDecoder, potentially leading to problems with application availability.(CVE-2021-3474)
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's deep tile sample size calculations in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could trigger an integer overflow, subsequently leading to an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk of this flaw is to application availability.(CVE-2021-3477)
There is a flaw in OpenEXR in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could cause an integer overflow, potentially leading to problems with application availability.(CVE-2021-3475)
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.(CVE-2021-20296)
A flaw was found in OpenEXR's B44 uncompression functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to OpenEXR could trigger shift overflows, potentially affecting application availability.(CVE-2021-3476)
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.(CVE-2021-3479)
- Record
OESA-2021-1167- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2021-20296
5.3
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2021-20296- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0326 No score
Updated openexr packages fix security vulnerabilities
Updated openexr packages fix security vulnerabilities:
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code (CVE-2021-3474, CVE-2021-3475, CVE-2021-3476, CVE-2021-3477, CVE-2021-3478, CVE-2021-3479, CVE-2021-3598, CVE-2021-3605, CVE-2021-20296, CVE-2021-23169, CVE-2021-23215, CVE-2021-26260).
- Record
MGASA-2021-0326- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2021:0670-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-23215: Fixed an integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185216).
- CVE-2021-26260: Fixed an Integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185217).
- CVE-2021-20296: Fixed a Null Pointer dereference in Imf_2_5:hufUncompress (bsc#1184355).
- CVE-2021-3477: Fixed a Heap-buffer-overflow in Imf_2_5::DeepTiledInputFile::readPixelSampleCounts (bsc#1184353).
- CVE-2021-3479: Fixed an Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer (bsc#1184354).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2021:0670-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2021:1489-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2021-23215: Fixed an integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185216).
- CVE-2021-26260: Fixed an Integer-overflow in Imf_2_5:DwaCompressor:initializeBuffers (bsc#1185217).
- CVE-2021-20296: Fixed a Null Pointer dereference in Imf_2_5:hufUncompress (bsc#1184355).
- CVE-2021-3477: Fixed a Heap-buffer-overflow in Imf_2_5::DeepTiledInputFile::readPixelSampleCounts (bsc#1184353).
- CVE-2021-3479: Fixed an Out-of-memory caused by allocation of a very large buffer (bsc#1184354).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2021:1489-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4996-1 No score
openexr vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4996-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4996-2 No score
openexr vulnerabilities
USN-4996-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in OpenEXR. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4996-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5620-1 No score
openexr vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. These issues only affected Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2021-3598, CVE-2021-3605, CVE-2021-20296, CVE-2021-23215, CVE-2021-26260)
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2021-3933)
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain EXR image files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash. (CVE-2021-3941)
- Record
USN-5620-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openexrAlpine:v3.15 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.16 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.17 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.18 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.19 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.20 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.21 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.22 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.23 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.24 |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4-r0 | 2.5.4-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
OpenEXRAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.3.0-6 | None known |
openexrDebian:12 |
before 2.5.4-1 | 2.5.4-1 |
openexrDebian:13 |
before 2.5.4-1 | 2.5.4-1 |
openexrDebian:14 |
before 2.5.4-1 | 2.5.4-1 |
openexrDebian:9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-11+deb9u3, plus listed versions 2.2.0-112.2.0-11+deb9u12.2.0-11+deb9u2 |
2.2.0-11+deb9u3 |
openexrDebian:10 From an advisory covering 22 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-4.1+deb10u2, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.12.2.1-4.1+deb10u1 |
2.2.1-4.1+deb10u2 |
openexrMageia:7 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 2.3.0-2.4.mga7 | 2.3.0-2.4.mga7 |
openexrMageia:8 From an advisory covering 12 CVEs |
before 2.5.7-1.mga8 | 2.5.7-1.mga8 |
OpenEXRopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-19.oe1 | 2.2.0-19.oe1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-3.27.1 | 2.2.1-3.27.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP3 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-3.27.1 | 2.2.1-3.27.1 |
openexrUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1, plus listed versions 2.2.0-1ubuntu32.2.0-7ubuntu12.2.0-9ubuntu12.2.0-10ubuntu22.2.0-10ubuntu2.1 Show 4 moreShow less2.2.0-10ubuntu2.22.2.0-10ubuntu2.32.2.0-10ubuntu2.42.2.0-10ubuntu2.6 |
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1 |
openexrUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7, plus listed versions 2.2.0-11ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.22.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.32.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.42.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 |
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7 |
openexrUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu12.3.0-62.3.0-6build12.3.0-6ubuntu0.12.3.0-6ubuntu0.22.3.0-6ubuntu0.32.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 |
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
openexrUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7, plus listed versions 2.2.0-11ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.22.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.32.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.42.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.6 |
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.7 |
openexrUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1, plus listed versions 2.2.0-1ubuntu32.2.0-7ubuntu12.2.0-9ubuntu12.2.0-10ubuntu22.2.0-10ubuntu2.1 Show 4 moreShow less2.2.0-10ubuntu2.22.2.0-10ubuntu2.32.2.0-10ubuntu2.42.2.0-10ubuntu2.6 |
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm1 |
openexrUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu12.3.0-62.3.0-6build12.3.0-6ubuntu0.12.3.0-6ubuntu0.22.3.0-6ubuntu0.32.3.0-6ubuntu0.5 |
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm1 |
openexrUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 7 CVEs |
before 2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 2.5.4-22.5.7-1 |
2.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
openexropenSUSE:Leap 15.2 From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-lp152.7.14.1 | 2.2.1-lp152.7.14.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-20296 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Academysoftwarefoundation Openexr, published April 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 77th percentile. Fixed in openexr 2.5.4-r0.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1939141
bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=24854
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/07/msg00001.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-27
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00022.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-20296
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-h585-99w7-8g9c
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2021-20296
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20296
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0326.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29005
openexr.com
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4900-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-1
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/4KYNJSMVA6YJY5NMKDZ5SAISKZG2KCKC
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1167
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3474
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3477
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3475
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3476
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3479
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20211489-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1184353
bugzilla.suse.com/1184354
bugzilla.suse.com/1184355
bugzilla.suse.com/1185216
bugzilla.suse.com/1185217
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-20296
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-23215
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-26260
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3477
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3479
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-20296
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4996-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5620-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-20296
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3598
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3605
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-23215
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-26260
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3933
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-3941
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/XRXYHURHLDTSCIDOVAICJNNLPZTJP6NQ