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CVE-2021-20296

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 1.75%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-04-01 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.3. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2021-20296
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.3
EPSS
1.75%

Original NVD Description

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.

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