PT-2018-16234 · Pixar · Pixar Renderman It Display Service

Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2023-02-02 · CVE-2018-3840

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Pixar Renderman IT Display Service version 21.6

Description A denial-of-service issue exists due to improper validation of network packets. The application listens for connections on port 4001 after being opened by a user. An attacker can exploit this by delivering a malicious packet, potentially leading to a null pointer dereference due to unvalidated data.

Recommendations For Pixar Renderman IT Display Service version 21.6, consider restricting access to port 4001 until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the application to listen for connections on this port to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

RCE

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-3840

Affected Products

Pixar Renderman It Display Service

References · 3

• 🔥 https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0523 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3840 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-3840 · Vendor Advisory