CVE-2017-2908
CVSS v3
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Score
1.8 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-10-18
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
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SSVC status
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Vendor advisories
- CVE-2017-2908 Red Hat Product Security
blender: Integer Overflow in the thumbnail functionality
Description
An exploitable integer overflow exists in the thumbnail functionality of the Blender open-source 3d creation suite version 2.78c. A specially crafted .blend file can cause an integer overflow resulting in a buffer overflow which can allow for code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to render the thumbnail for the file while in the File->Open dialog.
Technical details
- Published
- 2018-04-24
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