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CVE-2025-48073
OpenEXR NULL Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In version 3.3.2, when reading a deep scanline image with a large sample count in reduceMemory mode, it is possible to crash a target application with a NULL pointer dereference in a write operation. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.

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Published Date :

July 31, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 31, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

Exploitability Score :

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-48073 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-48073 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Openexr openexr
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-qhpm-86v7-phmm
https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48073

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ShielderSec/poc

Shielder's public proof of concepts collection

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Updated: 2 days, 17 hours ago
33 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : May 20, 2021, 3:35 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-48073 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 31, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. In version 3.3.2, when reading a deep scanline image with a large sample count in reduceMemory mode, it is possible to crash a target application with a NULL pointer dereference in a write operation. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-qhpm-86v7-phmm
    Added Reference https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48073
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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