Stack-based buffer overflow in Open Design Alliance products - CVE-2021-25178

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when the recover operation is run with malformed DXF and DWG files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2021-25178

External References

• https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-663999.pdf
• https://www.opendesign.com/security-advisories
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-243/
• https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-240/

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens JT2Go and Teamcenter Visualization
• Multiple vulnerabilities in Siemens COMOS