CVE-2026-43996 (GCVE-0-2026-43996)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-05-14 19:08 – Updated: 2026-05-16 00:53
VLAI
Title
OpenImageIO: Integer wraparound in bounds check of decode_pixel leads to out-of-bounds read in TGA paletted image decoder
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, 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 — SEGV. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.0.18.0 and 3.1.13.0.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
AcademySoftwareFoundation OpenImageIO Affected: < 3.0.18.0
Affected: >= 3.1.4.0-beta, < 3.1.13.0
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