Out-of-bounds Read in Academysoftwarefoundation Openexr
CVE-2025-48072
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (44.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 44.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Academysoftwarefoundation Openexr — versions >= 3.3.2, < 3.3.3
- Openexr — versions 3.3.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-48072?
- CVE-2025-48072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Academysoftwarefoundation Openexr, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2025-07-31.
- How severe is CVE-2025-48072?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-48072 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.