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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-18443

OpenEXR 2.3.0 has a memory leak in ThreadPool in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp, as demonstrated by exrmultiview.

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31 Oct 2026, 10:28 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-18443

core-osv · Original source

Published 17 Oct 2018, 19:29 UTC

OpenEXR 2.3.0 has a memory leak in ThreadPool in IlmBase/IlmThread/IlmThreadPool.cpp, as demonstrated by exrmultiview.

osv:CVE-2018-18443
Complete source record
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      "references": [
        "https://github.com/openexr/openexr/releases/tag/v2.4.0",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5E2OZU4ZSF5W4ODBU4L547HX5A4WOBFV/",
        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IZN7WUH3SR6DSRODRB4SLFTBKP74FVC5/",
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