Every CVE Search/ Get API key

CVE-2026-65979

OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in HTJ2K decoder from unvalidated chunk header length (PLEN)

6.7 MediumFix available

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Active

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.18%Unchanged since Aug 26, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 6.7

OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in HTJ2K decoder from unvalidated chunk header length (PLEN)

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
CVE-2026-65979
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-65734 6.7

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
EUVD-2026-65734
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 6.7

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
CVE-2026-65979
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.7

OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in HTJ2K decoder from unvalidated chunk header length (PLEN)

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
CVE-2026-65979
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness
CWE-125, CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-65979 6.7

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65979
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-65979 6.7

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-65979
CVSS 4.0
6.7 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2026:11612-1 No score

libIex-3_4-33-3.4.14-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libIex-3_4-33-3.4.14-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2026:11612-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openexr
Alpaquita:stream
3.4.4-r0 up to 3.4.13-r0
3.4.13-r0
openexr
Debian:14
before 3.4.14-0.1, plus listed versions
3.1.13-23.4.6+ds-13.4.6+ds-23.4.6+ds-33.4.6+ds-4
3.4.14-0.1
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.0-1ubuntu32.2.0-7ubuntu12.2.0-9ubuntu12.2.0-10ubuntu22.2.0-10ubuntu2.1
Show 8 moreShow less
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.22.2.0-10ubuntu2.32.2.0-10ubuntu2.42.2.0-10ubuntu2.62.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm12.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm22.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm32.2.0-10ubuntu2.6+esm4
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.0-11ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.22.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3
Show 6 moreShow less
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.42.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.62.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.72.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.82.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.92.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.9+esm1
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.1-4.1ubuntu12.3.0-62.3.0-6build12.3.0-6ubuntu0.12.3.0-6ubuntu0.2
Show 4 moreShow less
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.32.3.0-6ubuntu0.52.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm12.3.0-6ubuntu0.5+esm2
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.5.4-22.5.7-12.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm12.5.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.1.5-5.13.1.5-5.1build13.1.5-5.1build23.1.5-5.1build33.1.5-5.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.1.13-2build13.4.6+ds-4ubuntu3
None known
openexr
Ubuntu:Pro:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.1.13-23.1.13-2build13.1.13-2ubuntu0.26.04.1~esm1
None known
openexr
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 17 CVEs
before 3.4.14-1.1
3.4.14-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-65979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Academysoftwarefoundation Openexr, published August 25, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 7th percentile. Fixed in openexr 3.4.13-r0.

References

Show 20 moreShow less
MoveEnter Open