OpenEXR <8.0 RLE Overflow via Unchecked Length in DWAA/DWAB Decoding
CVE-2025-59731 Published on October 6, 2025
Heap-buffer-overflow write in FFmpeg EXR dwa_uncompress
When decoding an OpenEXR file that uses DWAA or DWAB compression, the specified raw length of run-length-encoded data is not checked when using it to calculate the output data.
We read rle_raw_size from the input file at [0], we decompress and decode into the buffer td->rle_raw_data of size rle_raw_size at [1], and then at [2] we will access entries in this buffer up to (td->xsize - 1) * (td->ysize - 1) + rle_raw_size / 2, which may exceed rle_raw_size.
We recommend upgrading to version 8.0 or beyond.
Weakness Type
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2025-59731 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-59731
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Affected Versions
FFmpeg:- Version 9a32b863074ed4140141e0d3613905c6f1fe61c5 and below 8.0 is affected.
- Version 7.1.1 and below 8.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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