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CVE-2020-13493

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 1.33%

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CVE-2020-13493 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A heap overflow vulnerability exists in Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 when the software parses compressed sections in binary USD files. A specially crafted USDC file format path jumps decompression heap overflow in a way path jumps are processed. EPSS estimates a 1.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A heap overflow vulnerability exists in Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 when the software parses compressed sections in binary USD files. A specially crafted USDC file format path jumps decompression heap overflow in a way path jumps are processed. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to open an attacker-provided malformed file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.33%

67.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
PixarOpenusd20.05

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-13493?
A heap overflow vulnerability exists in Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 when the software parses compressed sections in binary USD files. A specially crafted USDC file format path jumps decompression heap overflow in a way path jumps are processed. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to open an attacker-provided malformed file.
How severe is CVE-2020-13493?
CVE-2020-13493 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13493?
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Source: NVD / NIST