CVE-2018-18443 Denial of service in n/a
A memory leak in the ThreadPool component of OpenEXR allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted image files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-18443?
CVE-2018-18443 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Oct 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
OpenEXR 2.3.0 has a memory leak in ThreadPool in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp, as demonstrated by exrmultiview.
Weakness: CWE-772
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-18443?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ilm Openexr.
How do I fix CVE-2018-18443?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2018-18443 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-18443 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-44604, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18443, GHSA-pfc3-fmmp-mxgw, MGASA-2020-0114.