Advisory Database
  • Advisories
  • Dependency Scanning
  1. pypi
  2. ›
  3. OpenEXR
  4. ›
  5. CVE-2025-48072

CVE-2025-48072: OpenEXR Out of Bounds Heap Read due to Bad Pointer Arithmetic in LossyDctDecoder_execute

July 31, 2025 (updated August 1, 2025)

The OpenEXRCore code is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow during a read operation due to bad pointer math when decompressing DWAA-packed scan-line EXR files with a maliciously forged chunk.

References

  • github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr
  • github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2d09449427b13a05f7c31a98ab2c4347c23db361
  • github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.3
  • github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
  • github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48072
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48072

Code Behaviors & Features

Detect and mitigate CVE-2025-48072 with GitLab Dependency Scanning

Secure your software supply chain by verifying that all open source dependencies used in your projects contain no disclosed vulnerabilities. Learn more about Dependency Scanning →

Affected versions

All versions starting from 3.3.2 before 3.3.3, version 3.3.2

Fixed versions

  • 3.3.3

Solution

Upgrade to version 3.3.3 or above.

Weakness

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Source file

pypi/OpenEXR/CVE-2025-48072.yml

Spotted a mistake? Edit the file on GitLab.

  • Site Repo
  • About GitLab
  • Terms
  • Privacy Statement
  • Contact

Page generated Tue, 19 Aug 2025 12:18:10 +0000.