Stack-based buffer overflow in Simcenter Nastran - CVE-2024-33577
Published: May 20, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89664
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-2024-33577
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 strings as argument for one of the application binaries. A remote unauthenticated attacker can 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 Nastran
How to mitigate CVE-2024-33577
Install updates from vendor's website.
Simcenter Nastran - update to 2406.90