Stack-based buffer overflow in openscad - CVE-2020-28599
Published: February 24, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50905
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28599
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: openscad.org
Affected software:
openscad
openscad
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "import_stl.cc:import_stl()" functionality. A remote unauthenticated attacker can use a specially crafted STL file, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28599
Install updates from vendor's website.