#VU20311 Memory leak in OpenEXR - CVE-2018-18443

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#VU20311 Memory leak in OpenEXR - CVE-2018-18443

Published: August 19, 2019 / Updated: January 3, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU20311
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18443
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
OpenEXR
Software vendor:
OpenEXR

Description

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.

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