Memory corruption in Pixar
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An exploitable vulnerability exists in the way Pixar OpenUSD 20.05 handles parses certain encoded types. A specially crafted malformed file can trigger an arbitrary out of bounds memory access in TfToken Type Index. This vulnerability could be used to bypass mitigations and aid further exploitation. To trigger this vulnerability, the victim needs to access an attacker-provided malformed file.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pixar | Pixar OpenUSD 20.05, Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pixar Vendor— Affected Pixar OpenUSD 20.05, Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65gp-vp7v-4x4h
References
More Pixar Openusd vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10580 Memory corruption in Apple macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- TI-2020-10610 Use after free in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-05020 Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-10600 Memory corruption in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-10578 Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2020-05021 Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-13496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65gp-vp7v-4x4h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences