What is CVE-2018-4054?

CVE-2018-4054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pixar Renderman, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-4054?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Pixar Renderman

CVE-2018-4054

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 escalate their privileges to root. An attacker would need local access to the machine to successfully exploit this flaw.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.007 (48.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Pixar Renderman — versions 22.2.0
Talos Pixar Renderman — versions Renderman 22.2.0 for Mac OS X

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

talos-cna@cisco.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-4054?: CVE-2018-4054 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pixar Renderman, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-4054?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.