What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-55193?

CVE-2024-55193 has a contested CVSS base score of 9.8 from a third party (e.g. CISA-ADP), while the vendor rates it Critical. vuln.today uses the vendor rating as authoritative.

Which versions of Openimageio are affected by CVE-2024-55193?

Organizations using OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev face critical risk from CVE-2024-55193, a null pointer dereference vulnerability rated CVSS 9.8.

Is there a public PoC exploit available for CVE-2024-55193?

Yes, a public proof-of-concept exploit is available for CVE-2024-55193. Prioritise patching immediately. EPSS: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-55193?

Within 24 hours: Identify all affected systems and apply vendor patches immediately. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Openimageio CVE-2024-55193

CRITICAL

NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476)

2025-01-23 cve@mitre.org

Null Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Openimageio Suse

Critical

Disputed · 9.8 NVD

Severity by source

Sources disagree (Medium–Critical)

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

SUSE

6.5 MEDIUM

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

vuln.today treats the vendor’s rating as authoritative. A higher third-party CVSS (e.g. CISA-ADP) is shown for transparency but does not drive the headline severity.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 18:05 vuln.today

PoC Detected

Jan 29, 2025 - 15:27 vuln.today

Public exploit code

CVE Published

Jan 23, 2025 - 22:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /OpenImageIO/string_view.h.

AnalysisAI

OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /OpenImageIO/string_view.h. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476), which allows attackers to crash the application by dereferencing a null pointer. OpenImageIO v3.1.0.0dev was discovered to contain a segmentation violation via the component /OpenImageIO/string_view.h. Affected products include: Openimageio.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Check pointers before dereferencing. Use static analysis tools to detect null pointer paths.

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium

CVE-2024-55193 vulnerability details – vuln.today

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SUSE

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