OpenEXR 3.4.14 contains a NULL Pointer Dereference in the C++ attribute parsing path. A specially crafted EXR file containing an unknown-type attribute with dataSize set to zero causes the parser to create an opaque attribute with a NULL packed_data pointer. The OpaqueAttribute constructor passes the NULL pointer to memcpy() without validating the zero-size condition, resulting in undefined behavior and process termination, leading to denial of service.
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Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title openexr: openexr: Denial of Service via crafted EXR file
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Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-476
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{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


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Description OpenEXR 3.4.14 contains a NULL Pointer Dereference in the C++ attribute parsing path. A specially crafted EXR file containing an unknown-type attribute with dataSize set to zero causes the parser to create an opaque attribute with a NULL packed_data pointer. The OpaqueAttribute constructor passes the NULL pointer to memcpy() without validating the zero-size condition, resulting in undefined behavior and process termination, leading to denial of service.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-24T18:18:33.846Z

Reserved: 2026-09-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-88384

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Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-24T17:17:07.907

Modified: 2026-09-24T21:08:22.573

Link: CVE-2026-88384

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Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-09-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-88384 - Bugzilla

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