Stack-based buffer overflow in Simcenter Femap - CVE-2021-46699
Published: February 17, 2022 / Updated: March 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60699
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-2021-46699
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 while parsing specially crafted BDF files. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted BDF file, 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
Simcenter Femap
How to mitigate CVE-2021-46699
Install updates from vendor's website.
Simcenter Femap - update to 2022.1.1