CVE catalog
CVE-2026-42217
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.
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026
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, readVariableLengthInteger() decodes a variable-length integer from untrusted EXR input without bounding the shift count. After enough continuation bytes, the code executes a left shift by 70 on a 64-bit value, which is undefined behavior. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openexr | sid | 3.4.16+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openexr | forky | 3.4.16+ds-1 | fixed |
| Debian | openexr | trixie | 3.1.13-2 | vulnerable |
| Debian | openexr | bookworm | 3.1.5-5 | vulnerable |
| Cpe | openexr | Not reported | Not reported | vulnerable |
| Cpe | openexr | Not reported | 3.2.9 | fixed |
| Cpe | openexr | Not reported | 3.3.11 | fixed |
| Cpe | openexr | Not reported | 3.4.11 | fixed |
| Cpe | openexr | Not reported | 3.4.11 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | openexr | source | sid | 3.4.14-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136001] |
| Debian | openexr | source | forky | 3.4.14-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136001] |
| Debian | openexr | source | trixie | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136001] |
| Debian | openexr | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1136001] |
| Cpe | openexr | cpe | Not reported | 3.2.9 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | openexr | cpe | Not reported | 3.3.11 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | openexr | cpe | Not reported | 3.4.11 | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Cpe | openexr | cpe | Not reported | 3.4.11 | Not reported | NVD-CVE-2026-42217 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libopenexr-3-1-30]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
- [libopenexr-dev]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
- [libopenexr-doc]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
- [openexr]Affected
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm; nvd · openexr · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libopenexr-3-1-30]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.13-2· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
3.1.13-2· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
- [libopenexr-dev]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.13-2· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
3.1.13-2· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
- [libopenexr-doc]Affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.13-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
3.1.13-2· all · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
- [openexr]Affected
Details (2)
3.1.13-2· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
3.1.13-2· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · openexr · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_10772-1.json]
- [https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/21eaa33bcbbb0c83a5fc42f6b6d65b70a996e63c]
- [https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/pull/2378]
- [https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-3c67-4wwp-w52m]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42217]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42217]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42217]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42217.json]
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