GHSA-qhpm-86v7-phmm
OpenEXR ScanLineProcess::run_fill NULL Pointer Write In "reduceMemory" Mode
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Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
When reading a deep scanline image with a large sample count in `reduceMemory` mode, it is possible to crash a target application with a NULL pointer dereference in a write operation.
### Details
In the `ScanLineProcess::run_fill` function, implemented in `src/lib/OpenEXR/ImfDeepScanLineInputFile.cpp`, the following code is used to write the `fillValue` in the sample buffer:
```cpp
switch (fills.type)
{
case OPENEXR_IMF_INTERNAL_NAMESPACE::UINT:
{
unsigned int fillVal = (unsigned int) (fills.fillValue);
unsigned int* fillptr = static_cast<unsigned int*> (dest);
for ( int32_t s = 0; s < samps; ++s )
fillptr[s] = fillVal; // <--- POTENTIAL CRASH HERE
break;
}
```
However, when `reduceMemory` mode is enabled in the `readDeepScanLine` function in `src/lib/OpenEXRUtil/ImfCheckFile.cpp`, with large sample counts, the sample data will not be read, as shown below:
```cpp
// limit total number of samples read in reduceMemory mode
//
if (!reduceMemory ||
fileBufferSize + bufferSize < gMaxBytesPerDeepScanline) // <--- CHECK ON LARGE SAMPLE COUNTS AND reduceMemory
{
// SNIP...
try
{
in.readPixels (y);
}
```
Therefore, in those cases, the sample buffer would not be allocated, resulting in a potential write operation on a NULL pointer.
### PoC
NOTE: please download the `runfill_crash.exr` file from the following link:
https://github.com/ShielderSec/poc/tree/main/CVE-2025-48073
1. Compile the `exrcheck` binary in a macOS or GNU/Linux machine with ASAN.
2. Open the `runfill_crash.exr` file with the following command:
```
exrcheck -m runfill_crash.exr
```
3. Notice that `exrcheck` crashes with ASAN stack-trace.
### Impact
An attacker may cause a denial of service by crashing the application.
References
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