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openexr — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42216

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, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.

Products
openexr
Affected versions
3.1.13-1, 3.1.13-2, 3.1.5-5, 3.1.5-5.1, 3.1.5-5.1+hurd.1, 3.4.14-0.1, 3.4.15+ds-1, 3.4.16+ds-1, 3.4.6+ds-1, 3.4.6+ds-2, 3.4.6+ds-3, 3.4.6+ds-4, 3.5.2+ds-1
Fixed versions
3.4.14-0.1
CVEs
CVE-2026-42216
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:51 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42216

core-osv · Original source

Published 7 May 2026, 04:16 UTC

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, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.

osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42216

openexr

Fixed versions: Not specified

openexr

Fixed versions: Not specified

openexr

Fixed versions: 3.4.14-0.1

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-42216",
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    "summary": "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, IDManifest::init() reconstructs strings from a prefix-compressed representation. If the previous string is longer than 255 bytes, the next string is expected to begin with a 2-byte prefix length. The code reads stringList[i][0] and stringList[i][1] without checking that the current string has at least two bytes. This issue has been patched in versions 3.2.9, 3.3.11, and 3.4.11.",
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            "value": "3.4.6+ds-1",
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          {
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        }
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      "modified": "2026-10-27T10:01:22.886763057Z",
      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-42216"
      ]
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 461380,
  "published_at": "2026-05-07T04:16:34.22+00:00"
}