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GSD-2021-3478

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:23
Details
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's scanline input file functionality in versions before 3.0.0-beta. An attacker able to submit a crafted file to be processed by OpenEXR could consume excessive system memory. The greatest impact of this flaw is to system availability.
Aliases
Aliases

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