{"id":64161,"date":"2025-08-19T05:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T05:53:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-30T20:33:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T02:33:23","slug":"cve-2025-43582-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-substance3d-viewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43582-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-substance3d-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-43582: Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Substance3D &#8211; Viewer<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-43582 is a severe vulnerability that affects versions 0.22 and earlier of the Substance3D &#8211; Viewer software. It is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, which could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. This kind of security flaw poses a serious threat to both individual users and organizations, as it can lead to system compromise or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-53495-unauthorized-access-data-leakage-in-wikimedia-foundation-mediawiki-abusefilter-extension\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72482\">data leakage<\/a>. The exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44955-critical-vulnerability-in-ruckus-network-director-allows-jail-users-to-gain-root-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"76054\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, which means that a victim must open a malicious file for the exploit to be successful.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-43582<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27050-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74950\">System compromise and potential data<\/a> leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4263864191\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Substance3D &#8211; Viewer | 0.22 and earlier<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8184-critical-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-d-link-dir-513\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71774\">buffer overflow vulnerability<\/a> in Substance3D &#8211; Viewer works by manipulating the memory space that is allocated for data storage during the execution of the program. An attacker can craft a malicious file that, when opened by the victim, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7463-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-tenda-fh1201-1-2-0-14\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"71834\">overflows the heap buffer&#8217;s<\/a> boundaries, causing an overwrite of adjacent memory spaces. This overwrite can allow the attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49691-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-media-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"72049\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3946116028\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a conceptual example of a malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-52239-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-zkeacms-v4-1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"74567\">file that could be used to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;stdlib.h&gt;\nint main() {\nint size = 0x1000;\nchar *buffer = (char *) malloc(size);\n\/\/ Fill the buffer with more data than it can handle, causing a buffer overflow\nfor (int i = 0; i &lt;= size; i++) {\nbuffer[i] = &#039;A&#039;;\n}\n\/\/ The next instruction is overwritten by the buffer overflow, leading to arbitrary code execution\nsystem(&quot;echo &#039;You have been hacked!&#039;&quot;);\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that the above code is a simplified conceptual example. Real-world attacks can be much more complex and harder to detect.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-43582 is a severe vulnerability that affects versions 0.22 and earlier of the Substance3D &#8211; Viewer software. It is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, which could potentially allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. 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