Stack-based buffer overflow in the error function in ssg/ssgParser.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5…
Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.09968 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.8.5 | Vulnerable | Steve J Baker |
- cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.8.5 Vulnerable ·Steve J Baker
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-4552
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qf24-m9p7-6g9v
References
More Steve J Baker Plib vulnerabilities
- TI-2011-03986 Buffer overflow in the ulSetError function in util/ulError.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5, as used in… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2012-4552 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-4552 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qf24-m9p7-6g9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-4552 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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