CVE-2023-5841 - CVE House
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Status published Unknown CVE-2023-5841

OpenEXR Heap Overflow in Scanline Deep Data Parsing

Vulnerability Description

Due to a failure in validating the number of scanline samples of a OpenEXR file containing deep scanline data, Academy Software Foundation OpenEX image parsing library version 3.2.1 and prior is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. This issue was resolved as of versions v3.2.2 and v3.1.12 of the affected library.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • zenofex
  • WanderingGlitch
  • Austin Hackers Anonymous!

Affected Vendor

Academy Software Foundation

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Affected Software

OpenEXR
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 3.2.2, 3.1.12

Timeline

Official Publish: February 1st, 2024
Last Modified: November 4th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

No vector data available

Weaknesses (CWE)