Type Confusion in Simcenter Femap - CVE-2021-46152
Published: February 11, 2022 / Updated: February 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60541
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-2021-46152
CWE-ID: CWE-843
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 type confusion error. A remote attacker can ptrick a victim to open a specially crafted NEU file, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Simcenter Femap
How to mitigate CVE-2021-46152
Install updates from vendor's website.
Simcenter Femap - update to 2022.1