Buffer overflow in Simcenter Femap and Parasolid - CVE-2022-34465
Published: July 13, 2022 / Updated: July 14, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65260
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/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-2022-34465
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Simcenter Femap
Parasolid
Simcenter Femap
Parasolid
Detailed vulnerability description
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 NEU files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted NEU file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2022-34465
Install updates from vendor's website.