CVE-2026-42216
OpenEXR: Out-of-bounds read in `IDManifest::init()` during prefix expansion
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.8 High
- Published
- May 7, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 25, 2026
Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 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, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.8 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | GitHub_M |
| 3.1 | 8.1 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | redhat-SADP |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
openexrAcademySoftwareFoundation |
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References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-65j8-95g9-jgj4
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-42216vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2467633issue-tracking
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-42216.json
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39024vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38499vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39027vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39026vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:39025vendor-advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:38498vendor-advisory
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