CVE-2026-43996
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Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-43996, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-05-14

Last updated on: 2026-05-16

Assigner: GitHub, Inc.

Description

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, the bounds check in TGAInput::decode_pixel computes k + palbytespp as unsigned 32-bit arithmetic. When k = 0xFFFFFFFC and palbytespp = 4, the addition wraps to 0, which compares less than palette_alloc_size and passes the check. The subsequent palette access uses the unwrapped k (0xFFFFFFFC) as the index, reading ~4 GB past the start of the palette buffer β€” SEGV. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.

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Published
2026-05-14
Last Modified
2026-05-16
Generated
2026-06-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-28
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Affected Vendors & Products

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Vendor Product Version / Range
openimageio openimageio to 3.0.18.0 (exc)
openimageio openimageio From 3.1.0.0 (inc) to 3.1.13.0 (exc)
openimageio openimageio 3.2.0.0
openimageio openimageio 3.2.0.2

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CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

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