CVE-2026-68514

OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. In versions 3.3.0 through 3.3.12 and 3.4.0 through 3.4.13, the PyOpenEXR Python bindings contain a heap out-of-bounds write triggered when reading a crafted deep scanline EXR file. When a deep file declares a literal channel named left alongside layer-prefixed RGB channels left.R, left.G, and left.B, the wrapper processes the literal left channel first and allocates a scalar deep sample array for it, then reuses that same array as the coalesced destination for the prefixed RGB group. The deep reader registers sample slices with an RGB stride (three lanes) into storage that was allocated with scalar shape, so decoding the deep samples writes past the allocation. Opening such a file through the default public Python API, OpenEXR.File(path), causes a heap buffer overflow during normal deep sample decode, leading to memory corruption and a crash. This issue is fixed in versions 3.3.13 and 3.4.14.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-25 20:17

Updated : 2026-09-09 21:07


NVD link : CVE-2026-68514

Mitre link : CVE-2026-68514

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-68514


JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-122

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write