CVE-2026-55373
Published:August 25, 2026
Updated:September 23, 2026
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR image format, widely used in the motion picture industry. Versions prior to 3.2.10, 3.3.12, and 3.4.13 contain an infinite-loop vulnerability in SampleCountChannel. The helper roundListSizeUp() rounds a sample-list size up to the next power of two using repeated unsigned left shifts, which terminates for normal values but fails for UINT_MAX: the sequence reaches 0x80000000, and the next left shift wraps the 32-bit value to 0. Because 0 remains less than UINT_MAX, the loop never progresses and never exits. The bug is reachable through public OpenEXRUtil APIs, either by editing the sample-count buffer through SampleCountChannel::Edit (whose destructor calls endEdit()) or by calling SampleCountChannel::set(x, y, UINT_MAX) on a valid pixel. This issue has been fixed in versions 3.2.10, 3.3.12, and 3.4.13.
Affected Packages
openexr (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.3.0 <3.3.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.3.12openexr (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.2.1 <3.2.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.2.10openexr (CONAN):
Affected version(s) >=3.4.2 <3.4.13Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 3.4.13https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.2.0 <v3.2.10Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.2.10https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.4.0 <v3.4.13Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.4.13https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v3.3.0 <v3.3.12Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v3.3.12Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11