Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens Simcenter Femap

Published: 2023-11-16

Risk	High
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2023-41032 CVE-2023-41033
CWE-ID	CWE-787
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software Subscribe	Simcenter Femap Server applications / SCADA systems
Vendor	Siemens

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU80647

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-2023-41032

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error while parsing specially crafted X_T files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Simcenter Femap: 2301 - 2306

External links

http://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-887122.txt

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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

2) Out-of-bounds write

EUVDB-ID: #VU80648