#VU59231 Insufficiently protected credentials in ModelSim Simulation and Questa Simulation - CVE-2021-42023 

 

#VU59231 Insufficiently protected credentials in ModelSim Simulation and Questa Simulation - CVE-2021-42023

Published: January 5, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59231
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42023
CWE-ID: CWE-522
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
ModelSim Simulation
Questa Simulation
Software vendor:
Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected keys required for decrypting intellectual property data. A local attacker can discover the keys and bypass the protection.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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