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Echo: openexr: security update to 3.1.13-2+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 463137

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR EXR File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution
 Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected
 installations of Academy Software Foundation OpenEXR. User interaction is required to exploit this
 vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw
 exists within the parsing of EXR files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length
 of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this
 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-27946. (CVE-2025-12495)

Solution

Update the openexr library and its related packages to version 3.1.13-2+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2025-12495

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 463137

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.82

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-12495

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/23/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-12495