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Debian DLA-2732-1 : openexr - LTS security update
medium Nessus Plugin ID 152223
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Synopsis
The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2732 advisory.Several vulnerabilities were discovered in OpenEXR, a library and tools for the OpenEXR high dynamic-range (HDR) image format. An attacker could cause a denial of service (DoS) through application crash, and possibly execute code. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.0-11+deb9u4. We recommend that you upgrade your openexr packages. For the detailed security status of openexr please refer to its security tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openexr Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade the openexr packages.For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.2.0-11+deb9u4.
See Also
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=990899
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/openexr
https://www.debian.org/lts/security/2021/dla-2732
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20299
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20300
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20302
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-20303
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 152223
File Name: debian_DLA-2732.nasl
Version: 1.5
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Debian Local Security Checks
Published: 8/5/2021
Updated: 1/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.0
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-20303
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.1
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenexr-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openexr, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libopenexr22, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:openexr-doc
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/4/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2021-20299, CVE-2021-20300, CVE-2021-20302, CVE-2021-20303, CVE-2021-3605