#VU50635 Type Confusion in Siemens products - CVE-2021-25177
Published: February 11, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU50635
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2021-25177
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Drawings SDK
Teamcenter Visualization
JT2Go
Drawings SDK
Teamcenter Visualization
JT2Go
Software vendor:
Open Design Alliance
Siemens
Open Design Alliance
Siemens
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when rendering malformed DXF and DWG files. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.