Stack-based buffer overflow in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation - CVE-2021-27398
Published: May 12, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53149
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27398
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the PlantSimCore.dll library when parsing SPP files. A remote 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
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27398
Install updates from vendor's website.
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation - update to 16.0.5