
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
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.7
CVSS: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.
| 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 | not affected |
| Debian | openexr | bookworm | 3.1.5-5 | not affected |
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 | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | forky | 3.4.14-0.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | trixie | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | openexr | source | bookworm | Not affected | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libopenexr-3-1-30]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [libopenexr-dev]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [libopenexr-doc]Not affected
Source package: [openexr]
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· all · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
- [openexr]Not affected
Details (2)
3.1.5-5· amd64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
3.1.5-5· arm64 · bookwormNot affected
nvd · openexr · debian · bookworm
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_11612-1.json]
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65979]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-65979]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-65979]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-65979.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]