#VU58233 Division by zero in OpenEXR


Published: 2021-11-18

Vulnerability identifier: #VU58233

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3941

CWE-ID: CWE-369

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: OpenEXR

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to divide-by-zero issue in Imf_3_1::RGBtoXYZ. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger division by zero and crash the application.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenEXR: 2.0.0 - 3.1.1


External links
http://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=39084
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2019789
http://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/1153


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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