CVE-2024-7508
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 · uneditedTrimble SketchUp Viewer SKP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Trimble SketchUp Viewer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of SKP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-19575.
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 confidenceHeap-based buffer overflow in Trimble SketchUp Viewer's SKP file parser. The vulnerability exists due to lack of proper validation of user-supplied data length before copying to a fixed-size heap buffer, allowing arbitrary code execution in the current process context.
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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= 22.0.354.0CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Identify if Trimble SketchUp Viewer is installedLook for the SketchUp Viewer executable on the system. Common installation paths include C:\Program Files\Trimble\SketchUp\SketchUp Viewer or C:\Program Files (x86)\Trimble\SketchUp\SketchUp Viewer on Windows. On macOS, check /Applications/ for SketchUp Viewer.Affected if Trimble SketchUp Viewer is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberRight-click the SketchUp Viewer executable, select Properties, and view the Details tab for the Product Version. Alternatively, open SketchUp Viewer and go to Help > About SketchUp Viewer to display the version.Affected if The displayed version is 22.0.354.0
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Verify the vulnerability conditionThe vulnerability is triggered when SketchUp Viewer parses a specially crafted SKP file. No additional configuration check is needed since the flaw exists in the parser itself for this specific version.Affected if The installed version is exactly 22.0.354.0 and the application is used to open SKP files from any source
If the installed version of Trimble SketchUp Viewer is 22.0.354.0, the environment is directly affected by this vulnerability when processing 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 dataDo not open untrusted or unverified SKP files. Apply vendor patches when available. Restrict file handling to trusted sources until the vulnerability is remediated.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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