4.8
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-15506
AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenColorIO FileRules.cpp ConvertToRegularExpression out-of-bounds
Description

A vulnerability was found in AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenColorIO up to 2.5.0. This issue affects the function ConvertToRegularExpression of the file src/OpenColorIO/FileRules.cpp. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is named ebdbb75123c9d5f4643e041314e2bc988a13f20d. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The fix was added to the 2.5.1 milestone.

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Published Date :

Jan. 11, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 11, 2026, 11:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

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Affected Products

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CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update OpenColorIO to version 2.5.1 or later to fix an out-of-bounds read vulnerability.
  • Update OpenColorIO to version 2.5.1.
  • Apply the patch ebdbb75123c9d5f4643e041314e2bc988a13f20d.
  • Review code for similar vulnerabilities.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 11, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenColorIO up to 2.5.0. This issue affects the function ConvertToRegularExpression of the file src/OpenColorIO/FileRules.cpp. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is named ebdbb75123c9d5f4643e041314e2bc988a13f20d. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The fix was added to the 2.5.1 milestone.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-125
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO/issues/2228
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO/milestone/11
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenColorIO/pull/2231
    Added Reference https://github.com/cozdas/OpenColorIO/commit/ebdbb75123c9d5f4643e041314e2bc988a13f20d
    Added Reference https://github.com/oneafter/1225/blob/main/uaf
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.340444
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.340444
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.733332
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 4.8
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SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
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Base CVSS Score: 3.3
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Privileges Required
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Base CVSS Score: 1.7
Access Vector
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Authentication
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