usn-4676-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2021-01-05 13:26
Modified
2026-04-22 07:36
Summary
openexr vulnerabilities
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.
References
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"aliases": [],
"details": "It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR\nimage files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file,\na remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code.\n",
"id": "USN-4676-1",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:58Z",
"published": "2021-01-05T13:26:15Z",
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