CVE-2017-12596
HighSummary
In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.
Risk Assessment
The organization may experience denial of service, affecting system availability. There is also a risk of unspecified impacts that could affect data integrity.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update to the latest version of OpenEXR to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in OpenEXR 2.2.0
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In OpenEXR 2.2.0, an invalid write of size 2 in the = operator function in half.h could cause the application to crash or execute arbitrary code.
- CVE-2017-9113High
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- CVE-2017-9111High
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- CVE-2026-42217Critical
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- CVE-2026-42216Critical
In OpenEXR versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, a vulnerability exists in the IDManifest::init() function. When reconstructing strings from a prefix-compressed representation, the code reads bytes without verifying that the current string has at least two bytes, potentially causing an out-of-bounds read.
- CVE-2026-68515High
OpenEXR before versions 3.2.11, 3.3.13, and 3.4.14 contains a vulnerability in the exrmultiview utility that can write past a heap allocation when combining two attacker-supplied, individually valid scanline EXR files whose union dataWindow is not aligned to one view's channel subsampling. This leads to a heap out-of-bounds write.
- CVE-2026-68514Medium
PyOpenEXR versions 3.3.0-3.3.12 and 3.4.0-3.4.13 have a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability when reading a crafted deep scanline EXR file. A specially crafted file with a 'left' channel and layer-prefixed RGB channels can cause a buffer overflow and crash.
- CVE-2026-68513High
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- CVE-2026-59981High
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- CVE-2026-65979Medium
OpenEXR versions 3.4.0-3.4.12 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the HTJ2K decoder because it does not check if the header-length field (PLEN) fits within the available buffer. A crafted EXR file can cause an out-of-bounds read.
Original NVD description (English source)
In OpenEXR 2.2.0, a crafted image causes a heap-based buffer over-read in the hufDecode function in IlmImf/ImfHuf.cpp during exrmaketiled execution; it may result in denial of service or possibly unspecified other impact.

