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
ModelSim
How to mitigate CVE-2024-47195
Install updates from vendor's website.
Questa - update to 2024.3
ModelSim - update to 2024.3
ModelSim - update to 2024.3