CVE-2026-54920
OpenEXR: Integer overflow and uninitialized pointer cause invalid delete in OpenEXRUtil image resize
Description
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, a reachable assertion failure in the HTJ2K decode path allows a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file to cause an unconditional process abort in any application that calls exr_start_read() on untrusted input, resulting in denial of service. The crash is triggered by a QCD marker whose lower five bits are zero, which OpenEXR passes into the vendored OpenJPH library while constructing the codestream and evaluating its quantization delta parameters. OpenJPH uses an assertion rather than a recoverable error to validate those bits, so any invalid value calls abort() directly and cannot be intercepted by surrounding error handling, a problem compounded by OpenEXR wrapping only its internal HT header parser in error handling while leaving the later codestream read and construction calls unprotected. This issue has been resolved in version 3.4.13.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 25, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 25, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | NONE | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update OpenEXR to version 3.4.13 or later.
- Avoid processing untrusted HTJ2K compressed EXR files.
- Ensure applications using OpenEXR are updated.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2026-54920.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-fp75-87pr-8329 |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 25, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'AcademySoftwareFoundation', 'product': 'openexr', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '< 3.2.10'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 3.3.0, <= 3.3.12'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 3.4.0, <= 3.4.13'}]}] Added Description OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, a reachable assertion failure in the HTJ2K decode path allows a crafted HTJ2K-compressed EXR file to cause an unconditional process abort in any application that calls exr_start_read() on untrusted input, resulting in denial of service. The crash is triggered by a QCD marker whose lower five bits are zero, which OpenEXR passes into the vendored OpenJPH library while constructing the codestream and evaluating its quantization delta parameters. OpenJPH uses an assertion rather than a recoverable error to validate those bits, so any invalid value calls abort() directly and cannot be intercepted by surrounding error handling, a problem compounded by OpenEXR wrapping only its internal HT header parser in error handling while leaving the later codestream read and construction calls unprotected. This issue has been resolved in version 3.4.13. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N Added CWE CWE-824 Added CWE CWE-190 Added Reference https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-fp75-87pr-8329