Insufficiently protected credentials in ModelSim Simulation and Questa Simulation - CVE-2021-42023
Published: January 5, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59231
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42023
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
ModelSim Simulation
Questa Simulation
ModelSim Simulation
Questa Simulation
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected keys required for decrypting intellectual property data. A local attacker can discover the keys and bypass the protection.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-42023
Install updates from vendor's website.