CVE-2018-20652 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in the function tinyexr::AllocateImage in tinyexr.h in tinyexr v0.9.5. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via crafted input, which leads to an out-of-memory exception.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Tinyexr Project	Tinyexr	0.9.5

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://github.com/syoyo/tinyexr/issues/104ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/syoyo/tinyexr/issues/104ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-20652?

CVE-2018-20652 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in the function tinyexr::AllocateImage in tinyexr.h in tinyexr v0.9.5. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-s...

How severe is CVE-2018-20652?

CVE-2018-20652 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-20652?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Tinyexr Project Tinyexr.