CVE catalog

CVE-2026-65979

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-len

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Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.7CVSS: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
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.18% · Oct 25, 2026

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.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Debianopenexrsid3.4.16+ds-1fixed
Debianopenexrforky3.4.16+ds-1fixed
Debianopenexrtrixie3.1.13-2not affected
Debianopenexrbookworm3.1.5-5not affected

Fixed-version evidence

DistributionPackageTypeReleaseFixed versionUrgencyOriginBugs
Debianopenexrsourcesid3.4.14-0.1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
Debianopenexrsourceforky3.4.14-0.1not yet assignedNot reportedNot reported
DebianopenexrsourcetrixieNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported
DebianopenexrsourcebookwormNot affectedunimportantNot reportedNot reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

  • [libopenexr-3-1-30]Not affected

    Source package: [openexr]

    Details (2)
    • 3.1.5-5 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

    • 3.1.5-5 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

  • [libopenexr-dev]Not affected

    Source package: [openexr]

    Details (2)
    • 3.1.5-5 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

    • 3.1.5-5 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

  • [libopenexr-doc]Not affected

    Source package: [openexr]

    Details (2)
    • 3.1.5-5 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

    • 3.1.5-5 · all · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

  • [openexr]Not affected
    Details (2)
    • 3.1.5-5 · amd64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

    • 3.1.5-5 · arm64 · bookworm

      Not affected

      nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm

Observed:

References