CVE-2013-6038
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 · uneditedStack-based buffer overflow in Trimble SketchUp Viewer 13.0.4124 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code 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 confidenceA stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Trimble SketchUp Viewer 13.0.4124 when parsing maliciously crafted .SKP files. By overflowing a stack-based buffer with excessive data in a .SKP file, an attacker can overwrite return addresses and achieve arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the application.
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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= 13.0.4124CVSS 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
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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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Check Trimble SketchUp Viewer executable versionNavigate to the SketchUp Viewer installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\Trimble\SketchUp Viewer or C:\Program Files (x86)\Trimble\SketchUp Viewer), right-click on SketchUpViewer.exe, select Properties, and view the Product Version on the Details tab.Affected if The Product Version displays exactly 13.0.4124
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Check installed programs listOpen Control Panel > Programs and Features (or Add or Remove Programs on older Windows versions), locate Trimble SketchUp Viewer in the list, and read the version column.Affected if The listed version is 13.0.4124
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Check application About dialogLaunch SketchUp Viewer, click the Help menu, and select About SketchUp (or About Trimble SketchUp) to display the version information dialog.Affected if The version shown is 13.0.4124
You are affected if Trimble SketchUp Viewer version 13.0.4124 is installed and processes .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.
From vendor dataUpdate Trimble SketchUp Viewer to the latest patched version. Until an official patch is available, avoid opening .SKP files from untrusted sources and consider running the application with restricted privileges to limit the impact of potential exploitation.
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