Integer overflow in Blender - CVE-2017-12102

 

Integer overflow in Blender - CVE-2017-12102

Published: January 12, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9988
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-2017-12102
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 when the Blender open-source 3d creation suite converts curves to polygons. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted .blend file, trick the victim into opening or using it as a library, 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

How to mitigate CVE-2017-12102

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.

blender - update to 2.68a-9.el7

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