Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openexr package, versions <3.3.11-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

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EPSS
0.31% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE322-OPENEXR-17431907
  • published24 Jun 2026
  • disclosed31 Jul 2025

Introduced: 31 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-48071  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.22 openexr to version 3.3.11-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream openexr package and not the openexr package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.22 relevant fixed versions and status.

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.2 through 3.3.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow during a write operation when decompressing ZIPS-packed deep scan-line EXR files with a maliciously forged chunk header. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1