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CVE-2026-55373

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.11% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS · Published 2026-08-25 · Last synced 2026-09-18

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OpenEXR versions prior to 3.2.10, 3.3.12, and 3.4.13 are vulnerable to an infinite-loop issue in the SampleCountChannel component, which can be triggered via public APIs, potentially leading to denial-of-service conditions. This vulnerability may affect applications in the motion picture industry that utilize the EXR image format, making it critical for developers and organizations using these versions to prioritize upgrading to the patched releases.

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CVE
CVE-2026-55373
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.11%

Original NVD Description

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.