OpenEXR ScanLineProcess::run_fill NULL Pointer Write In “reduceMemory” Mode

CVE Details

Basic Information

Title OpenEXR ScanLineProcess::run_fill NULL Pointer Write In “reduceMemory” Mode
Type cve
Published 2025-07-31T20:25:51.545Z
Modified 2025-07-31T20:36:41.060Z

Product Information

Vendor AcademySoftwareFoundation
Product openexr
Version >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3

CVSS Information

Base Score 4.6 (MEDIUM)
Attack Vector CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

AI Analysis

AI Description A vulnerability in OpenEXR version 3.3.2 allows a crash due to a NULL pointer dereference when processing deep scanline images in reduceMemory mode. This issue is resolved in version 3.3.3.
AI Severity Medium
AI Vendor Academy Software Foundation
AI Product OpenEXR
AI Version 3.3.2

Affected Products

  • AcademySoftwareFoundation openexr >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3

Additional Information

CWE List CWE-476
Source GitHub_M

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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