#VU118758 Use of uninitialized variable in OpenEXR - CVE-2025-64181

 

#VU118758 Use of uninitialized variable in OpenEXR - CVE-2025-64181

Published: November 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118758
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64181
CWE-ID: CWE-457
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Software vendor:
OpenEXR

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists due to usage of an uninitialized variable when handling EXR files. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service attack. 


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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