CVE-2025-59732 HIGH

CVE-2025-59732: Heap-buffer-overflow write in FFmpeg EXR dwa_uncompress

Vendor Ffmpeg
Product FFmpeg
Weakness CWE-787
Published October 6, 2025
Last update February 26, 2026

CVSS base score

8.7/10
Attack vector Adjacent
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

When decoding an OpenEXR file that uses DWAA or DWAB compression, there's an implicit assumption that the height and width are divisible by 8. If the height or width of the image is not divisible by 8, the copy loops at [0] and [1] will continue to write until the next multiple of 8. The buffer td->uncompressed_data is allocated in decode_block based on the precise height and width of the image, so the "rounded-up" multiple of 8 in the copy loop can exceed the buffer bounds, and the write block starting at [2] can corrupt following heap memory. We recommend upgrading to version 8.0 or beyond.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 6, 2025 CVE published
February 26, 2026 Record updated