FKIE_CVE-2020-13531

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2020-12-03 17:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 02:53
Severity
8.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
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.
References
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1145Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1145Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
pixar openusd 20.08
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          "vendor": "n/a",
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      "value": "Se presenta una vulnerabilidad de uso de la memoria previamente liberada en la manera en que Pixar OpenUSD versi\u00f3n 20.08, procesa rutas de referencia de archivos USD textuales.\u0026#xa0;Un archivo especialmente dise\u00f1ado puede desencadenar la reutilizaci\u00f3n de una memoria liberada, lo que puede resultar en una mayor corrupci\u00f3n de la memoria y una ejecuci\u00f3n de c\u00f3digo arbitraria.\u0026#xa0;Para desencadenar esta vulnerabilidad, la v\u00edctima necesita abrir un archivo malformado proporcionado por el atacante"
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T02:53:16.997",
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