Vulnerability Note VU#586958

SketchUp Viewer buffer overflow vulnerability

Original Release date: 12 Dec 2013 | Last revised: 13 Dec 2013

Overview

SketchUp Viewer version 13.0.4124 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when opening a malformed .SKP file.

Description

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - CVE-2013-6038

SketchUp Viewer version 13.0.4124 is vulnerable to a stack buffer overflow when parsing a specially crafted .SKP file. When executed, it may allow a remote unauthenticated attacker to run arbitrary code in the context of the logged in user. It is unknown if other versions of this software are also affected.

Impact

By convincing a user to open a specially crafted .SKP file with SketchUp, a remote unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system in the context of the logged in user.

Solution

We are currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem.

Use the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit

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Use caution when opening email attachments

See US-CERT tip ST04-010 for details.

Vendor Information (Learn More)

VendorStatusDate NotifiedDate Updated
SketchUpAffected24 Sep 201313 Dec 2013
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CVSS Metrics (Learn More)

Group Score Vector
Base 4.4 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Temporal 4.0 E:POC/RL:U/RC:C
Environmental 1.0 CDP:N/TD:L/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

References

Credit

Thanks to Christopher Gabriel of Telos Corporation for reporting this vulnerability.

This document was written by Chris King.

Other Information

  • CVE IDs: CVE-2013-6038
  • Date Public: 12 Dec 2013
  • Date First Published: 12 Dec 2013
  • Date Last Updated: 13 Dec 2013
  • Document Revision: 15

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