AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenEXR 3.3.2 Header allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenEXR 3.3.2. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component Header Handler. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-48074. The attack can be launched remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenEXR 3.3.2. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Header Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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, applications trust unvalidated dataWindow size values from file headers, which can lead to excessive memory allocation and performance degradation when processing malicious files. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48074 since 05/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The exploit is shared for download at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 3.3.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: OpenEXR 3.3.3

Timelineinfo

05/15/2025 CVE reserved
08/01/2025 +78 days Advisory disclosed
08/01/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/14/2025 +13 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48074 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48074
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318492
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 08/01/2025 08:54
Updated: 08/14/2025 07:16
Changes: 08/01/2025 08:54 (55), 08/02/2025 01:55 (13), 08/05/2025 00:48 (1), 08/14/2025 07:16 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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