Description (CNA)
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.11, the HTJ2K (High-Throughput JPEG 2000) decoder, ht_undo_impl() in OpenEXRCore is vulnerable to a heap-buffer-overflow READ. The ht_undo_imp function copies decoded pixels out of a per-line OpenJPH buffer using the EXR channel's declared width as the iteration count. The codestream embedded in the EXR chunk can declare different (smaller) tile/line dimensions than the EXR header advertises, but ht_undo_impl() does not validate this — it pulls width 32-bit samples from cur_line->i32[] without checking the OpenJPH line buffer's actual length. A crafted EXR file produces a 4-byte heap-buffer-overflow READ immediately after a buffer allocated by ojph::local::codestream::finalize_alloc(). The bug is reachable through the standard scanline-decode entry point used by every consumer of exr_decoding_run/Imf::checkOpenEXRFile, including thumbnailers, asset pipelines, and the exrcheck utility — i.e. any application that opens untrusted EXR files. The result is a deterministic crash (DoS) and potential adjacent-heap leak. This issue has been fixed in version 3.4.12.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation / openexr | affected >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.11 |
CWE
CWE-122
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-gjpj-qv64-vwhf
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.12
ADP enrichment
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A flaw was found in the OpenEXR image library. If an application opens a maliciously crafted EXR image file, it triggers a memory error. An attacker can use this to crash the application—causing a denial of service (DoS)—and potentially view sensitive information from the application's memory. Any system that processes untrusted EXR files is at risk.