Integer overflow in Blender - CVE-2017-2908
Published: January 12, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9980
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2908
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow in the thumbnail functionality of the Blender open-source 3d creation suite. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .avi file, trick the victim into rendering the thumbnail for the file while in the File->Open dialog, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code under the context of the application.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to integer overflow in the thumbnail functionality of the Blender open-source 3d creation suite. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .avi file, trick the victim into rendering the thumbnail for the file while in the File->Open dialog, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code under the context of the application.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
Blender
Debian Linux
Fedora
blender
Debian Linux
Fedora
blender
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2908
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.
blender - update to 2.68a-9.el7