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.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.9 | Product Release Notes |
| https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-w88v-vqhq-5p24 | Exploit Vendor Advisory |
Configurations
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History
07 Apr 2026, 19:04
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Openexr
Openexr openexr |
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| References | () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.9 - Product, Release Notes | |
| References | () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-w88v-vqhq-5p24 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory |
07 Apr 2026, 04:17
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Information
Published : 2026-04-06 16:16
Updated : 2026-04-07 19:04
NVD link : CVE-2026-34379
Mitre link : CVE-2026-34379
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-34379
JSON object : View
Products Affected
openexr
- openexr
