Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting openexr package, versions [3.4.2,3.4.12)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.26% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-OPENEXR-17429029
  • published23 Jun 2026
  • disclosed18 Jun 2026
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Jun 2026

NewCVE-2026-45696  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade openexr to version 3.4.12 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow via the ht_undo_impl function. An attacker can cause a crash and potentially leak adjacent heap memory by supplying a crafted EXR file with mismatched channel width and buffer length.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1