Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Siemens JTTK and Simcenter Femap



Published: 2022-10-11 | Updated: 2022-10-17
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-41851
CWE-ID CWE-824
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		JTTK
Other software / Other software solutions

Simcenter Femap
Server applications / SCADA systems

Vendor

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Access of Uninitialized Pointer

EUVDB-ID: #VU68122

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41851

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

JTTK: before 11.1.1.0

Simcenter Femap: before 2022.2

External links

http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-611756.pdf
http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1440/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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