CVE-2025-48072: OpenEXR Out of Bounds Heap Read due to Bad Pointer Arithmetic in LossyDctDecoder_execute
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The OpenEXRCore code 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.
References
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2d09449427b13a05f7c31a98ab2c4347c23db361
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.3
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
- github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48072
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48072
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