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HIGHCVE-2026-34379Published Modified CNA GitHub_M

CVE-2026-34379: OpenEXR has a misaligned write in LossyDctDecoder_execute leading to undefined behavior (DWA/DWAB decompression)

OpenEXR provides the specification and reference implementation of the EXR file format, an image storage format for the motion picture industry. From 3.2.0 to before 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9, a misaligned memory write vulnerability exists in LossyDctDecoder_execute() in src/lib/OpenEXRCore/internal_dwa_decoder.h:749. When decoding a DWA or DWAB-compressed EXR file containing a FLOAT-type channel, the decoder performs an in-place HALF→FLOAT conversion by casting an unaligned uint8_t * row pointer to float * and writing through it. Because the row buffer may not be 4-byte aligned, this constitutes undefined behavior under the C standard and crashes immediately on architectures that enforce alignment (ARM, RISC-V, etc.). On x86 it is silently tolerated at runtime but remains exploitable via compiler optimizations that assume aligned access. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.2.7, 3.3.9, and 3.4.9.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.1
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • AcademySoftwareFoundation / openexr
    >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.7 · >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.9 · >= 3.4.0, < 3.4.9
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CVE-2026-34379: OpenEXR has a misaligned write in LossyDctDecoder_execute leading to undefined behavior (DWA/DWAB decompression) | HarborGuard CVE