Heap-based buffer overflow in libigl
Priority HIGH 70CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-122 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the PlyFile ply_cast_ascii functionality of libigl v2.5.0. A specially crafted .ply file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0065 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-49600
- 2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Libigl vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-15931 Out-of-bounds write in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15930 Out-of-bounds write in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-16218 Stack-based buffer overflow in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-18011 Stack-based buffer overflow in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2024-15932 Out-of-bounds write in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-15929 Out-of-bounds write in libigl CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-49600 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-49600 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- CVE-2023-49600 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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