CVE-2012-4894
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedGoogle SketchUp before 8.0.14346 (aka 8 Maintenance 3) allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted SKP file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceMemory corruption vulnerability in Google SketchUp versions before 8.0.14346 allows remote code execution or denial of service via a specially crafted SKP file. The attack is user-assisted, requiring the victim to open a malicious file.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 8.0= 6.0= 7.0= 7.1= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm Google SketchUp is installedWindows: Check Program Files/Google SketchUp folder, or look for 'SketchUp' in Add/Remove Programs. Mac: Check /Applications folder for SketchUp.appAffected if Google SketchUp software is present on the system
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Locate the SketchUp executable and retrieve versionWindows: Right-click SketchUp.exe, select Properties, view Version tab. Mac: Right-click SketchUp.app, select Get Info, view Version fieldAffected if Version information cannot be retrieved (software may be partially installed or corrupted)
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Compare installed version to affected rangeCheck if version is 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, or 8.0 (or any version <= 8.0)Affected if Installed version is 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, or 8.0, or any 8.0.x version before 8.0.14346
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Verify if the application can open SKP filesCheck file association for .SKP files or confirm the application can still be launched and open model filesAffected if SketchUp is installed and can be used to open SKP files, making the vulnerability accessible
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Confirm the patch version if installedIf version shows 8.0.x, verify the full build number: look for 8.0.14346 or higher in the About SketchUp dialog (Help > About SketchUp)Affected if Version is 8.0.x but build number is below 14346, or build number cannot be confirmed
User is affected if Google SketchUp version 6.0, 7.0, 7.1, or 8.0 (including 8.0.x versions before 8.0.14346) is installed and can be used to open SKP files.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade to Google SketchUp 8.0.14346 (8 Maintenance 3) or later. Avoid opening SKP files from untrusted sources.
Google SketchUp 8.0.14346 (8 Maintenance 3) or later
- Identify the current Google SketchUp version installed on the system
- Navigate to the official Google SketchUp download page or trusted software distribution channel
- Download Google SketchUp version 8.0.14346 (8 Maintenance 3) or a later stable release
- Close any running SketchUp instances
- Install the downloaded update following the on-screen prompts
- Launch SketchUp and verify the version number reflects the update (Help > About SketchUp)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2012-4894 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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