CVE-2026-42450

OpenColorIO vulnerable to stack buffer overflow via unbounded `sscanf %s` in Spi3D (.spi3d) LUT parser

HIGH
8.4
CVSS Score
Published: June 24, 2026 at 01:20 PM UTC
Updated: October 25, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpenColorIO

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Severity
HIGH8.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
PoC

Description

OpenColorIO is a color management framework for visual effects and animation. Prior to version 2.5.2, `FileFormatSpi3D.cpp:163` uses `sscanf` with `%s` into 64-byte stack buffers when parsing LUT data lines. Input comes from `lineBuffer[4096]`, so a crafted .spi3d file can overflow by ~4000 bytes on non-Windows. Version 2.5.2 fixes the issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 2.5.2
Affected range stops below 2.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

SSVC — Action Prioritization

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CVSS

8.4HIGHGitHub_M
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-120

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