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Fencer Vulns
high 7.8

CVE-2026-43903 json

OpenImageIO: SGI RLE decoder heap buffer overflow OIIO_DASSERT bounds checks are no-ops in release builds

published 2026-05-14 5 mo ago modified 2026-10-26 13 d ago also EUVD-2026-30387

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX / animation. Prior to 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0, sgiinput.cpp:265,274 use OIIO_DASSERT for bounds checking in the RLE decode loop. In release builds, OIIO_DASSERT compiles to ((void)sizeof(x)) (dassert.h:210), making all bounds checks no-ops. A crafted .sgi file with RLE count exceeding scanline width causes heap buffer overflow and crash. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

Patch / fix

  • openimageio openimageio 3.0.18.0, 3.1.13.0
  • openimageio Debian 14 3.1.18.0+dfsg-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43903

  • openimageio Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS 1.6.11~dfsg0-1ubuntu1+esm2
  • openimageio Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1
  • openimageio Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • openimageio Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • openimageio Ubuntu Pro 26.04 LTS 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43903

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-43903 updated cvss 7.5

OpenImageIO: OpenImageIO: Denial of Service via crafted SGI image file

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
5 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/security/advisories/GHSA-jg3q-vm3q-2j35 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 4.0 8.4 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
CNA 4.0 8.4 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:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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