#VU118760 Use-after-free in OpenEXR - CVE-2025-64183

 

#VU118760 Use-after-free in OpenEXR - CVE-2025-64183

Published: November 25, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU118760
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-64183
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Software vendor:
OpenEXR

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error within the PyObject_StealAttrString() function in pyOpenEXR_old.cpp. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted EXR file and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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