OpenEXR: Memory leak in ThreadPool in in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp
Published Oct 17, 2018
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.11%
Description
OpenEXR 2.3.0 has a memory leak in ThreadPool in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp, as demonstrated by exrmultiview.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
OpenEXR
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
OpenEXR
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
OpenEXR
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
OpenEXR
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | OpenEXR | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | OpenEXR | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | OpenEXR | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | OpenEXR | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of OpenEXR as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.11% (0.02107) | 81.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.10% (0.02098) | 79.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 59.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 57.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 11, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00198) | 57.32th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 0.17% (0.00170) | 53.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00146) | 48.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 28.32th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 27.69th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 64.49th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01040) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (8)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18443 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643093 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/350 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.4.0 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5E2OZU4ZSF5W4ODBU4L547HX5A4WOBFV/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZN7WUH3SR6DSRODRB4SLFTBKP74FVC5/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18443
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18443
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18443 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643093 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/openexr/openexr/issues/350 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.4.0 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5E2OZU4ZSF5W4ODBU4L547HX5A4WOBFV/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZN7WUH3SR6DSRODRB4SLFTBKP74FVC5/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18443 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18443 |
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