CVE-2026-65979

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. From version 3.4.0 through 3.4.12, the HTJ2K decoder parses a header-length field (PLEN) from a chunk's compressed data but never checks that this value fits within the available buffer before using it. When decoding, it advances the codestream pointer by the attacker-supplied header size and passes the resulting offset and remaining length to the OpenJPH memory-input path, so a crafted value pushes the pointer past the end of the buffer and causes an out-of-bounds read. Because this field comes straight from attacker-controlled EXR chunk data, the flaw is reachable during normal decoding of an untrusted file. This issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.
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Published : 2026-08-25 19:16

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:07


NVD link : CVE-2026-65979

Mitre link : CVE-2026-65979

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-65979


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CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read