OpenEXR Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
2026-04-06
Integer overflow in OpenEXR's DWA lossy decoder (versions 3.2.0-3.2.6, 3.3.0-3.3.8, 3.4.0-3.4.8) enables local attackers to trigger out-of-bounds memory writes when processing maliciously crafted EXR image files. The vulnerability stems from signed 32-bit arithmetic overflow in block pointer calculations for large image widths, causing decoder operations to write outside allocated memory buffers. User interaction is required (victim must open a malicious EXR file), but no authentication is needed. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, though the technical details in the GitHub security advisory provide sufficient information for proof-of-concept development.
Integer overflow in OpenEXR 3.4.0-3.4.8 allows remote attackers to crash applications processing malicious EXR files via a negative dataWindow.min.x value in the file header, triggering a signed integer overflow in generic_unpack() that causes process termination with SIGILL. The vulnerability requires user interaction (opening a crafted file) and affects availability only, with no confirmed active exploitation at time of analysis.
Signed integer overflow in OpenEXR's undo_pxr24_impl() function allows unauthenticated remote attackers to bypass buffer bounds checks and trigger heap buffer overflow during EXR file decoding, potentially causing denial of service or limited data corruption when processing maliciously crafted EXR files. The vulnerability affects OpenEXR versions 3.2.0 through 3.2.6, 3.3.0 through 3.3.8, and 3.4.0 through 3.4.8. No public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed at the time of analysis.