CVE-2024-55193 Null dereference in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A segmentation violation in OpenImageIO allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

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-2024-55193?

CVE-2024-55193 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openimageio Openimageio, published on 23 Jan 2025. 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

OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /OpenImageIO/string_view.h.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-55193?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openimageio Openimageio.

How do I fix CVE-2024-55193?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-55193 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-55193 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-55193 exists.

All Openimageio Openimageio vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-55193, GHSA-8c2r-6439-8493, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-55193.

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