CVE-2022-24661: siemens simcenter_star-ccm\+_viewer

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-24661 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in siemens simcenter_star-ccm\+_viewer. EPSS estimates a 0.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-03-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 03-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < V2022.1). The starview+.exe contains a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted .SCE files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.