High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-12100

Description

An exploitable integer overflow exists in the 'multires_load_old_dm' functionality of the Blender open-source 3d creation suite v2.78c. 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 open a .blend file in order to trigger this vulnerability.

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Affected products

Blender/Blender3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:blender:blender:2.78c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:blender:blender:2.78c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 2.78c
- (no CPE)range: v2.78c (32-bit)
Debian/linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2017-0452nvdExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/08/msg00011.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4248nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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