A security flaw has been discovered in Squirrel up to 3.2. This affects the function SQObjectPtr::operator in the library squirrel/sqobject.h. The manipulation results in heap-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.

A vulnerability was determined in Squirrel up to 3.2. Affected by this vulnerability is the function SQFuncState::PopTarget of the file src/squirrel/squirrel/sqfuncstate.cpp. Executing a manipulation of the argument _target_stack can lead to out-of-bounds read. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.