Buffer overflow in Sweetscape 010 Editor

CVE-2019-12553

In SweetScape 010 Editor 9.0.1, improper validation of arguments in the internal implementation of the StrCat function (provided by the scripting engine) allows an attacker to overwrite arbitrary memory, which could lead to code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.024 (82.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
  • cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12553?
CVE-2019-12553 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Sweetscape 010 Editor, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-12553?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-12553 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.