OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.2.0 to before 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9, a signed integer overflow exists in undo_pxr24_impl() in src/lib/OpenEXRCore/internal_pxr24.c at line 377. The expression (uint64_t)(w * 3) computes w * 3 as a signed 32-bit integer before casting to uint64_t. When w is large, this multiplication constitutes undefined behavior under the C standard. On tested builds (clang/gcc without sanitizers), two's-complement wraparound commonly occurs, and for specific values of w the wrapped result is a small positive integer, which may allow the subsequent bounds check to pass incorrectly. If the check is bypassed, the decoding loop proceeds to write pixel data through dout, potentially extending far beyond the allocated output buffer. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.9
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade openexr | Jun 18, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade openexr-debugsourceUpgrade openexr-debuginfoUpgrade openexrUpgrade openexr-develUpgrade openexr-libs-debuginfoUpgrade openexr-libs | May 4, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade OpenEXR | Apr 6, 2026 | Apr 2, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 17, 2026 | Apr 6, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libopenexr22 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libopenexr24 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libopenexr25 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade openexr (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libopenexr-3-1-30 (Ubuntu Pro) | May 25, 2026 | May 7, 2026 |
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