Use-after-free in Solid Edge SE2021 - CVE-2021-37179
Published: August 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55771
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-37179
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Solid Edge SE2021
Solid Edge SE2021
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the PSKERNEL.DLL library. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted OBJ file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-37179
Install updates from vendor's website.