SB2022101136 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Siemens JTTK and Simcenter Femap



SB2022101136 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Siemens JTTK and Simcenter Femap

Published: October 11, 2022 Updated: October 17, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101136
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41851)

CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to uninitialized pointer access within the parsing of JT files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.