CVE-2026-34379

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.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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History

07 Apr 2026, 19:04

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CPE cpe:2.3:a:openexr:openexr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
First Time Openexr
Openexr openexr
References () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7 - () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9 - () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9 - Product, Release Notes
References () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.9 - () 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 - () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/security/advisories/GHSA-w88v-vqhq-5p24 - Exploit, Vendor Advisory

07 Apr 2026, 04:17

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References
  • () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.2.7 -
  • () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.3.9 -
  • () https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/openexr/releases/tag/v3.4.9 -

06 Apr 2026, 16:16

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New CVE

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


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Products Affected

openexr

  • openexr
CWE
CWE-704

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-843

Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type ('Type Confusion')