Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Jul 31, 2025· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2025-48072
CVE-2025-48072
Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. Version 3.3.2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow during a read operation due to bad pointer math when decompressing DWAA-packed scan-line EXR files with a maliciously forged chunk. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
OpenEXRPyPI | >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3 | 3.3.3 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords2 versions
>= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3
- (no CPE)range: < 3.3.5-1.1
- AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexrv5Range: >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2d09449427b13a05f7c31a98ab2c4347c23db361nvdPatchWEB
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43nvdExploitVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43ghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48072ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.3nvdRelease NotesWEB
- github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48072ghsaWEB
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