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CVE-2020-28599

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl()...

8.8 HighFix available

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.97%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2020-28599
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-121
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-20997 8.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
EUVD-2020-20997
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fw35-ggqm-93fg 7.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl()...

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
GHSA-fw35-ggqm-93fg
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2020-28599
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
CVE-2020-28599
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-28599 7.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28599
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-28599 7.8

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28599
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0
8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0157 No score

Updated openscad package fixes a security vulnerability

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the import_stl.cc:import_stl() functionality of Openscad openscad-2020.12-RC2. A specially crafted STL file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability (CVE-2020-28599).

Record
MGASA-2021-0157
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
openscad
Debian:12
 before 2021.01-1
2021.01-1
openscad
Debian:13
 before 2021.01-1
2021.01-1
openscad
Mageia:7
 before 2019.05-1.1.mga7
2019.05-1.1.mga7
openscad
Mageia:8
 before 2021.01-1.mga8
2021.01-1.mga8
openscad
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2015.03-1+dfsg-2ubuntu12015.03-1+dfsg-2ubuntu22015.03-1+dfsg-3
 None known
openscad
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2019.01~RC2-2build12019.05-2ubuntu22019.05-3ubuntu32019.05-3ubuntu42019.05-3ubuntu5
 None known
openscad
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
2021.01-1ubuntu12021.01-2ubuntu12021.01-32021.01-42021.01-4build1
 None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2020-28599 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Openscad, published February 24, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.97%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in openscad 2021.01-1.

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