CVE-2025-48074

OpenEXR's Unbounded File Header Values can Lead to Out-Of-Memory Errors

Published Aug 1, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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, 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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-23375 OpenEXR Out-Of-Memory via Unbounded File Header Values
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x22w-82jp-8rvf OpenEXR Out-Of-Memory via Unbounded File Header Values
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Openexr
Openexr openexr
Vendors & Products Openexr
Openexr openexr
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

threat_severity

Low

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
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, 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.
Title OpenEXR's Unbounded File Header Values can Lead to Out-Of-Memory Errors
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2025, 5:09 PM
Reserved
May 15, 2025, 4:06 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 1, 2025, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:29 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Aug 1, 2025, 4:32 PM