Advisory Details

March 15th, 2023

Unity Technologies Unity Editor DAE File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-238
ZDI-CAN-18978

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Unity Technologies
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Unity
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Unity Technologies Unity Editor. 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 DAE files. Crafted data in a DAE file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Unity Technologies has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://unity.com/security/jan-2023-01
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2022-10-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-03-15 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Michael DePlante (@izobashi) of Trend Micro's Zero Day Initiative
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