Insecure DLL loading in Questa and ModelSim - CVE-2024-47195

 

Insecure DLL loading in Questa and ModelSim - CVE-2024-47195

Published: October 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98283
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47195
CWE-ID: CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to the application loads DLL libraries in an insecure manner within gdb.exe. A local user can place a specially crafted .dll file and execute arbitrary code on victim's system.


Affected software

Questa
ModelSim

How to mitigate CVE-2024-47195

Install updates from vendor's website.

Questa - update to 2024.3
ModelSim - update to 2024.3

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