CVE-2012-4552

medium

Published 2012-11-18 · Modified 2026-04-29

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

7.8

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in the error function in ssg/ssgParser.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted 3d model file that triggers a long error message, as demonstrated by a .ase file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-21831 local windows

Andrés Gómez · 2012-10-09

PLIB 1.8.5 - 'ssg/ssgParser.cxx' Local Buffer Overflow

Source code queued for fetch — refresh in a moment.

OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`1.8.5-6`
sid	Fixed	`1.8.5-6`
forky	Fixed	`1.8.5-6`
bullseye	Fixed	`1.8.5-6`
bookworm	Fixed	`1.8.5-6`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
steve_j_baker	plib	`1.8.5`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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