CVE-2020-28384: siemens solid_edge Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-28384 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in siemens solid_edge. EPSS estimates a 2.97% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 87% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-01-2021
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2020 (All Versions < SE2020MP12), Solid Edge SE2021 (All Versions < SE2021MP2). Affected applications lack proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing PAR files. This could lead to a stack based buffer overflow. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.