CVE-2018-12093 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in the tinyexr library allows attackers to cause a denial of service by exhausting system memory.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12093?
CVE-2018-12093 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
tinyexr 0.9.5 has a memory leak in ParseEXRHeaderFromMemory in tinyexr.h.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12093?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tinyexr Project Tinyexr.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12093?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-12093 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12093 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7gj3-xwfw-vmvx.