OpenEXR: PyOpenEXR deep prefixed RGB stale lane disclosure (AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.38 % Β· percentile 32 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- GitHub_M
- NVD status
- Deferred
Description
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.12 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the PyOpenEXR Python bindings return stale heap data when reading a crafted deep scanline EXR that uses layer-prefixed RGB channels. With the default channel coalescing (separate_channels=False), the wrapper groups channels such as left.R, left.G, and left.B into a single RGB sample array, but the lane-offset calculation in PyPart::setDeepSliceData() only recognizes the exact unprefixed names G, B, and A. As a result, prefixed channels like left.G and left.B are decoded into lane 0 while lanes 1 and 2 are left uninitialized and returned to Python. A Python application that reads untrusted deep EXR files through the default OpenEXR.File API and then logs, serializes, previews, or otherwise processes the resulting NumPy sample arrays may expose uninitialized same-process heap contents, in addition to receiving incorrect green and blue channel data. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.13 and 3.4.14.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-200 β Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-457 β Use of Uninitialized Variable
- CWE-908 β Use of Uninitialized Resource
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-pf59-r2mc-x746
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/36ff0968de08d7ae80792f9f53402f93433207bb
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/5105809507ba572d8cad12ec9f5a5c9d378354b9
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/5a534e2228c853034e5cb9d2599ebf82f48f51b0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | GitHub_M |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N | NVD Β· security-advisories@github.com (Secondary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD Β· EUVD-2026-65705
- GCVE Β· GCVE-0-2026-62986
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| AcademySoftwareFoundation Β· openexr | affected >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 ; affected >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.14 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST β attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA β reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain β this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |