CVE-2020-6155 Memory corruption in Pixar
A heap overflow in Pixar OpenUSD allows remote code execution when a victim opens a specially crafted malformed binary USD file.
- 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-2020-6155?
CVE-2020-6155 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Pixar, published on 13 Nov 2020. 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
A heap overflow vulnerability exists in the Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 while parsing compressed value rep arrays in binary USD files. A specially crafted malformed file can trigger a heap overflow, which can result in remote code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to access an attacker-provided malformed file.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6155?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Pixar Openusd.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6155?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6155 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-6155 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6155 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Pixar
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3pfh-89c7-75qg.