#VU68521 NULL pointer dereference in Blender


Published: 2022-10-20

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68521

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2832

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Blender
Client/Desktop applications / Multimedia software

Vendor: blender.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in source/blender/gpu/opengl/gl_backend.cc. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Blender: 3.2.0 - 3.2.2, 3.1.0 - 3.1.2, 3.0.0 - 3.0.1


External links
http://developer.blender.org/T99706
http://developer.blender.org/D15463
http://developer.blender.org/rB00dc7477022acdd969e4d709a235c0be819efa6c


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.


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