Use after free in Pixar
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
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.
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 20.08, Apple macOS Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.6 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Pixar Vendor— Affected Pixar OpenUSD 20.08, Apple macOS Apple macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-13531
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-84rj-w682-g977
References
More Pixar Openusd vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-10580 Memory corruption in Apple macOS CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
- 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
- TI-2020-05017 Heap-based buffer overflow in Pixar CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-13531 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-13531 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-84rj-w682-g977 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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