CVE-2020-13495 Information disclosure in OpenUSD

Medium 4.3 Published Updated

Attackers can disclose sensitive information by tricking users into opening a malformed binary USD file in Pixar OpenUSD.

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
None listed

What is CVE-2020-13495?

CVE-2020-13495 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple OpenUSD, published on 18 Apr 2022. 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

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the way Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 handles file offsets in binary USD files. A specially crafted malformed file can trigger an arbitrary out-of-bounds memory access that could lead to the disclosure of sensitive information. This vulnerability could be used to bypass mitigations and aid additional exploitation. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to access an attacker-provided file.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13495?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pixar Openusd.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13495?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13495 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-13495 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-13495 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5g9c-4xc2-67c7.

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