OpenEXR: Heap out-of-bounds read in OpenEXRCore RLE decoding on ILP32

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-59985
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-25 19:16:51 UTC
Updated2026-08-25 20:16:59 UTC
DescriptionOpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. OpenEXR versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.10, 3.3.0 through 3.3.12, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13 are vulnerable on ILP32 builds to a heap out-of-bounds read. The issue occurs when a crafted RLE-compressed EXR causes the 64-bit unpacked size to truncate before allocation in OpenEXRCore decoding.c and unpack_32bit() reads beyond the resulting buffer, allowing denial of service. This issue is fixed in versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | CWE-125 CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA AcademySoftwareFoundation Openexr affected >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.11 Not specified
CNA AcademySoftwareFoundation Openexr affected >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 Not specified
CNA AcademySoftwareFoundation Openexr affected >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.13 [email protected] github.com
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.11 [email protected] github.com
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.14 [email protected] github.com
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-v6... 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com
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