CVE-2021-20298 Detail

Awaiting Analysis


This vulnerability is currently awaiting analysis.

Description

A flaw was found in OpenEXR’s B44Compressor. This flaw allows an attacker who can submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR, to exhaust all memory accessible to the application. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.

Severity

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Red Hat, Inc.  

Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-20298
NVD Published Date:
08/23/2022
NVD Last Modified:
08/23/2022
Source:
Red Hat, Inc.