CVE-2018-4055: pixar renderman Improper Input Validation

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-4055 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in pixar renderman. EPSS estimates a 0.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 08-03-2019
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the install helper tool of the Mac OS X version of Pixar Renderman, version 22.2.0. A user with local access can use this vulnerability to read any root file from the file system. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this flaw.

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.