CVE-2025-48072
Description
OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. Version 3.3.2 is vulnerable to a heap-based buffer overflow during a read operation due to bad pointer math when decompressing DWAA-packed scan-line EXR files with a maliciously forged chunk. This is fixed in version 3.3.3.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| โ | Affected | โ |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0 |
| sid | Fixed | 0 |
| forky | Fixed | 0 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| PyPI | openexr | >=3.3.2,<3.3.3 | 3.3.3 |
References
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-4r7w-q3jg-ff43
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-48072
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/commit/2d09449427b13a05f7c31a98ab2c4347c23db361
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr
- https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.3
- https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48072
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48072.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-48072
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.