Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-3841 - NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Pixar Renderman 21.6
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in the Pixar Renderman IT Display Service 21.6 (0x69). The vulnerability is present in the parsing of a network packet without proper validation of the packet. The data read-in is not validated, and its use can lead to a null pointer dereference. The IT application is opened by a user and then listens for a connection on port 4001. An attacker can deliver an attack once the application has been opened.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Talos
| id | TALOS-2018-0524 |
| last seen | 2019-05-29 |
| published | 2018-06-14 |
| reporter | Talos Intelligence |
| source | http://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0524 |
| title | Pixar Renderman IT Display Service 0x69 Command Denial-of-Service Vulnerability |