CVE-2025-48072

NameCVE-2025-48072
DescriptionOpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. Version 3.3.2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow during a read operation due to bad pointer math when decompressing DWAA-packed scan-line EXR files with a maliciously forged chunk. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
openexr (PTS)bullseye (security), bullseye2.5.4-2+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.1.5-5fixed
forky, sid, trixie3.1.13-2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
openexrsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- openexr <not-affected> (Vulnerable code introduced later)
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
Introduced with: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/0d1b3dad451317b609bf61748dfb4d0c0cc38d5c (v3.3.3-rc)
Fixed by: https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2d09449427b13a05f7c31a98ab2c4347c23db361 (v3.3.3-rc)

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