Buffer overflow in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation - CVE-2024-45475

 

Buffer overflow in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation - CVE-2024-45475

Published: October 9, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU98324
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-2024-45475
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siemens
Affected software:
Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

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 when parsing specially crafted WRL files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted 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-2024-45475

Install updates from vendor's website.

Sources