CVE-2026-55371
OpenEXR: OpenEXRCore exr_attr_set_bytes() accepts NULL type_hint with positive hint_length
OpenEXR is the reference implementation and specification for the EXR high-dynamic-range image file format, widely used in the motion picture industry. Versions 3.4.0 through 3.4.12 contain a NULL pointer dereference in the OpenEXRCore function exr_attr_set_bytes(). The public setter validates the top-level exr_attr_bytes_t value pointer but does not verify that the nested type_hint pointer is non-NULL when hint_length is greater than zero. When a caller supplies a positive hint_length together with a NULL type_hint, exr_attr_bytes_create() allocates a destination type-hint buffer and then copies from the NULL source pointer, causing a deterministic crash. The flaw is reachable through the public OpenEXRCore C API and results in a denial of service. The issue is fixed in version 3.4.13.
| CWE | CWE-20 CWE-476 |
| Vendor | academysoftwarefoundation |
| Product | openexr |
| Published | Aug 25, 2026 |
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