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CVE-2025-48073

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.

MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 0.20%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.20%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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.

CVSS 4.0: 4.6 MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.20% probability · 10th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-476
Affected: openexr/openexr
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-qhpm-86v7-phmmExploit, Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48073Exploit

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.