CVE-2026-43907

openimageio: OpenImageIO is a toolset for reading, writing, and manipulating image files of any image file format relevant to VFX...

CVE-2026-43907 is fixed in 8 products on 1 platform, first by libopenimageio1.7 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1, released May 14, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.3
high
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0037
31st percentile

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, a signed integer overflow in QueryRGBBufferSizeInternal() in DPXColorConverter.cpp leads to a heap-based out-of-bounds write when processing crafted DPX image files. The function computes buffer sizes using 32-bit signed integer arithmetic with negative multipliers (e.g., pixels * -3 * bytes for kCbYCr descriptors and pixels * -4 * bytes for kABGR descriptors), where a negative result is used as an in-band signal that no separate buffer is needed. When the pixel count is sufficiently large, the multiplication overflows INT_MIN and wraps to a small positive value. The caller in dpxinput.cpp interprets this positive value as a required buffer size, allocates an undersized heap buffer via m_decodebuf.resize(), and then writes the full image data into it via fread, resulting in a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a DPX file that triggers the overflow, causing a denial of service (crash) or potentially arbitrary code execution through heap corruption in any application that reads pixel data using OpenImageIO. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libopenimageio1.7 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 libopenimageio1.7 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 May 14, 2026
libopenimageio2.1 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libopenimageio2.1 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
libopenimageio2.4t64 · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 libopenimageio2.4t64 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
libopenimageio2.5 · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 libopenimageio2.5 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
openimageio · Debian 14 3.1.18.0+dfsg-2 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43907 May 14, 2026
openimageio-tools · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 openimageio-tools 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 May 14, 2026
openimageio-tools · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 openimageio-tools 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
openimageio-tools · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 openimageio-tools 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
openimageio-tools · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 openimageio-tools 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
python-openimageio · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 python-openimageio 1.7.17~dfsg0-1ubuntu2+esm1 May 14, 2026
python3-openimageio · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-openimageio 2.1.12.0~dfsg0-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
python3-openimageio · Ubuntu 24.04.5 LTS (noble) 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-openimageio 2.4.17.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026
python3-openimageio · Ubuntu 26.04.1 LTS (resolute) 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 python3-openimageio 2.5.19.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 May 14, 2026

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