CVE-2026-42217 PUBLISHED

OpenEXR: Shift exponent overflow in `readVariableLengthInteger()` (`ImfIDManifest.cpp`)

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 25.04.2026 Published: 07.05.2026 Updated: 07.05.2026

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From versions 3.0.0 to before 3.2.9, 3.3.0 to before 3.3.11, and 3.4.0 to before 3.4.11, readVariableLengthInteger() decodes a variable-length integer from untrusted EXR input without bounding the shift count. After enough continuation bytes, the code executes a left shift by 70 on a 64-bit value, which is undefined behavior. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor AcademySoftwareFoundation
Product openexr
Versions
  • Version >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.9 is affected
  • Version >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.11 is affected
  • Version >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.11 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound CWE