OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
Fix
Patch, vendor advisory and mitigation references on NVD 2
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4 Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4 Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
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Change history 1
- First seenCVSS 8.8 · openexrNVD modified 2026-10-26 19:10
Affected (CPE criteria) 1
cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References 11
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4 Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38498
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38499
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39024
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39025
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39026
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39027
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42216
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2467633
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4 Exploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42216.json