PT-2025-46549 · Academy Software Foundation+1 · Openexr+1

Published 2025-11-11 · Updated 2026-06-01 · CVE-2025-12495

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR (affected versions not specified)

Description A flaw exists in the parsing of EXR files, stemming from insufficient validation of user-supplied data length before copying it into a heap-based buffer. This can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations. User interaction is required, specifically the target must open a malicious file or visit a malicious page. The issue was identified as ZDI-CAN-27946.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

RCE

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2025-12495

ECHO-385B-9C72-908B

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:15759-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2025:20148-1

SUSE-SU-2025:21189-1

ZDI-25-989

Affected Products

Debian

Openexr

References · 24

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:20148-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-989 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2025:21189-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:15759-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-13-CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12495 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-11-CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ROOT-OS-DEBIAN-12-CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-12495 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-12495 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/1253714 · Note