#VU79317 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in Parasolid and Teamcenter Visualization - CVE-2023-38532

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79317

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38532

CWE-ID: CWE-770

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Parasolid
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Teamcenter Visualization
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Siemens

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to allocation of resources without limits or throttling while parsing a specially crafted X_T file. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Parasolid: 34.1 - 35.1

Teamcenter Visualization: 14.1 - 14.3

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External links
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-407785.pdf

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?