CVE-2020-15306
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a...
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2020-15306- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2020-15306- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-7303 No score
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
EUVD-2020-7303- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f8m4-63vc-c2g7
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a...
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
GHSA-f8m4-63vc-c2g7- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2020-15306
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2020-15306- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSVAZL-45069
5.5
CVE-2020-15306 affecting package OpenEXR 2.3.0-6
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
AZL-45069- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-05
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OSV
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
CVE-2020-15306- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-15306
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15306- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVOESA-2021-1268
5.5
OpenEXR security update
OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format originally developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
Security Fix(es):
There's a flaw in OpenEXR's ImfDeepScanLineInputFile functionality in versions prior to 3.0.5. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to an application linked with OpenEXR could cause an out-of-bounds read. The greatest risk from this flaw is to application availability.(CVE-2021-3598)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. Because of integer overflows in CompositeDeepScanLine::Data::handleDeepFrameBuffer and readSampleCountForLineBlock, an attacker can write to an out-of-bounds pointer.(CVE-2020-11759)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.(CVE-2020-15306)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an std::vector out-of-bounds read and write, as demonstrated by ImfTileOffsets.cpp.(CVE-2020-11763)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read during Huffman uncompression, as demonstrated by FastHufDecoder::refill in ImfFastHuf.cpp.(CVE-2020-11761)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an off-by-one error in use of the ImfXdr.h read function by DwaCompressor::Classifier::Classifier, leading to an out-of-bounds read.(CVE-2020-11765)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read during RLE uncompression in rleUncompress in ImfRle.cpp.(CVE-2020-11760)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.5.2. Invalid input could cause a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile::DeepScanLineInputFile() in IlmImf/ImfDeepScanLineInputFile.cpp.(CVE-2020-15305)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read in ImfOptimizedPixelReading.h.(CVE-2020-11758)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds write in copyIntoFrameBuffer in ImfMisc.cpp.(CVE-2020-11764)
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.4.1. There is an out-of-bounds read and write in DwaCompressor::uncompress in ImfDwaCompressor.cpp when handling the UNKNOWN compression case.(CVE-2020-11762)
- Record
OESA-2021-1268- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-15306
5.5
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15306- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0015 No score
Updated openexr packages fix security vulnerabilities
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.5.2. An invalid tiled input file could cause invalid memory access in TiledInputFile::TiledInputFile() in IlmImf/ImfTiledInputFile.cpp, as demonstrated by a NULL pointer dereference (CVE-2020-15304).
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before 2.5.2. Invalid input could cause a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile::DeepScanLineInputFile() in IlmImf/ImfDeepScanLineInputFile.cpp (CVE-2020-15305).
An issue was discovered in OpenEXR before v2.5.2. Invalid chunkCount attributes could cause a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() in IlmImf/ImfMisc.cpp (CVE-2020-15306).
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in chunkOffsetReconstruction in ImfMultiPartInputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file (CVE-2020-16587).
A Null Pointer Deference issue exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in generatePreview in makePreview.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file (CVE-2020-16588).
A head-based buffer overflow exists in Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR 2.3.0 in writeTileData in ImfTiledOutputFile.cpp that can cause a denial of service via a crafted EXR file (CVE-2020-16589).
- Record
MGASA-2021-0015- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0970-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-15304: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TiledInputFile:TiledInputFile() (bsc#1173466).
- CVE-2020-15305: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile:DeepScanLineInputFile() (bsc#1173467).
- CVE-2020-15306: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() (bsc#1173469).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0970-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:1015-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-15304: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TiledInputFile:TiledInputFile() (bsc#1173466).
- CVE-2020-15305: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile:DeepScanLineInputFile() (bsc#1173467).
- CVE-2020-15306: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() (bsc#1173469).
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:1015-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1931-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-15304: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TiledInputFile:TiledInputFile() (bsc#1173466).
- CVE-2020-15305: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile:DeepScanLineInputFile() (bsc#1173467).
- CVE-2020-15306: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() (bsc#1173469).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1931-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:1984-1 No score
Security update for openexr
This update for openexr fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2020-15304: Fixed a NULL pointer dereference in TiledInputFile:TiledInputFile() (bsc#1173466).
- CVE-2020-15305: Fixed a use-after-free in DeepScanLineInputFile:DeepScanLineInputFile() (bsc#1173467).
- CVE-2020-15306: Fixed a heap buffer overflow in getChunkOffsetTableSize() (bsc#1173469).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:1984-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4418-1 No score
openexr vulnerabilities
It was discovered that OpenEXR incorrectly handled certain malformed EXR image files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted EXR image file, a remote attacker could cause a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4418-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openexrAlpine:v3.12 |
before 2.4.1-r3 | 2.4.1-r3 |
openexrAlpine:v3.13 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.14 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.15 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.16 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.17 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.18 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.19 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.20 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.21 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
openexrAlpine:v3.22 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.23 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
openexrAlpine:v3.24 |
before 2.5.2-r0 | 2.5.2-r0 |
OpenEXRAzure Linux:3 |
through 2.3.0-6 | None known |
openexrDebian:12 |
before 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
openexrDebian:13 |
before 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
openexrDebian:14 |
before 2.5.3-2 | 2.5.3-2 |
openexrDebian:9 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-11+deb9u1, plus listed versions 2.2.0-11 |
2.2.0-11+deb9u1 |
openexrDebian:10 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-4.1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.1 |
2.2.1-4.1+deb10u1 |
openexrMageia:7 From an advisory covering 6 CVEs |
before 2.3.0-2.3.mga7 | 2.3.0-2.3.mga7 |
OpenEXRopenEuler:20.03-LTS-SP1 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-22.oe1 | 2.2.0-22.oe1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-3.18.1 | 2.2.1-3.18.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP2 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-3.18.1 | 2.2.1-3.18.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-6.23.1 | 2.1.0-6.23.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-6.23.1 | 2.1.0-6.23.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-6.23.1 | 2.1.0-6.23.1 |
openexrSUSE:Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.1.0-6.23.1 | 2.1.0-6.23.1 |
openexrUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions 2.2.0-1ubuntu32.2.0-7ubuntu12.2.0-9ubuntu12.2.0-10ubuntu22.2.0-10ubuntu2.12.2.0-10ubuntu2.2 |
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3 |
openexrUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions 2.2.0-11ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2 |
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3 |
openexrUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
before 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu12.3.0-62.3.0-6build12.3.0-6ubuntu0.1 |
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2 |
openexrUbuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3, plus listed versions 2.2.0-1ubuntu32.2.0-7ubuntu12.2.0-9ubuntu12.2.0-10ubuntu22.2.0-10ubuntu2.12.2.0-10ubuntu2.2 |
2.2.0-10ubuntu2.3 |
openexrUbuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3, plus listed versions 2.2.0-11ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.12.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.2 |
2.2.0-11.1ubuntu1.3 |
openexrUbuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 2.2.1-4.1ubuntu12.3.0-62.3.0-6build12.3.0-6ubuntu0.1 |
2.3.0-6ubuntu0.2 |
openexropenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-lp151.4.12.1 | 2.2.1-lp151.4.12.1 |
openexropenSUSE:Leap 15.2 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 2.2.1-lp152.7.5.1 | 2.2.1-lp152.7.5.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| facts | OSV | |
| affected, aliases, references | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-15306 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Openexr, published June 26, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in openexr 2.4.1-r3.
References
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v2.5.2
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/blob/master/CHANGES.md
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/blob/master/SECURITY.md
github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/738
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/LKDRVXORM2VLNHRLFKS3JHRABSHZ5W5M
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SHYAKRAUEMYVCV7U5WLDRE2YFGSV5PIT
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usn.ubuntu.com/4418-1
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00025.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-07/msg00048.html
debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4755
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/08/msg00056.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-27
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15306
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/LKDRVXORM2VLNHRLFKS3JHRABSHZ5W5M
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SHYAKRAUEMYVCV7U5WLDRE2YFGSV5PIT
github.com/advisories/GHSA-f8m4-63vc-c2g7
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2020-15306
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-15306
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0015.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26914
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/LKDRVXORM2VLNHRLFKS3JHRABSHZ5W5M
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4418-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4676-1
openeuler.org/en/security/safety-bulletin/detail.html?id=openEuler-SA-2021-1268
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-3598
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11759
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11763
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11761
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11765
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11760
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15305
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11758
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11764
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-11762
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201931-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1173466
bugzilla.suse.com/1173467
bugzilla.suse.com/1173469
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15304
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15305
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-15306
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20201984-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15306
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15306
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15305
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/FUTD2GYJ3G62RYFSS36TJTFXLOIB3DAG
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DGORN6AH7GJAO6SFHUSPH332YSMVFAR2