Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Simcenter Femap - CVE-2024-24925
Published: February 14, 2024 / Updated: February 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU86497
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-2024-24925
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Simcenter Femap
Simcenter Femap
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to use of uninitialized pointer while parsing specially crafted Catia MODEL files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-24925
Install updates from vendor's website.