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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2020-13531

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in a way Pixar OpenUSD 20.08 processes reference paths textual USD files.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.80%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.80%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

A use-after-free vulnerability exists in a way Pixar OpenUSD 20.08 processes reference paths textual USD files. A specially crafted file can trigger the reuse of a freed memory which can result in further memory corruption and arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to open an attacker-provided malformed file.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
2.80% probability · 86th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-416
Affected
pixar/openusd
Source
talos-cna@cisco.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.