SB2018101719 - Memory leak in OpenEXR
Published: October 17, 2018 Updated: January 3, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018101719
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18443)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within ThreadPool in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp, as demonstrated by exrmultiview. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.