Vulnerability · Published Jul 8, 2021 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2020-28598
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity heap buffer overflow in Prusa Research. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.3% (higher than 70% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.3%top 30.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Admesh stl_fix_normal_directions() functionality of Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 and Master (commit 4b040b856). A specially crafted AMF file can lead to code execution. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Debian:13 | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Debian:14 | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28598 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | slic3r-prusa | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-28598 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Prusa Research | Prusa Research PrusaSlicer 2.2.0 ,Prusa Research PrusaSlicer Master (commit 4b040b856) |
Weakness: CWE-122 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1222 x_refsource_MISC