CVE-2023-24581: siemens solid_edge_se2022 Use After Free

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-24581 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Use After Free vulnerability in siemens solid_edge_se2022. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 13.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 14-02-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 20-03-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions < V222.0MP12), Solid Edge SE2022 (All versions), Solid Edge SE2023 (All versions < V223.0Update2). The affected application contains a use-after-free vulnerability that could be triggered while parsing specially crafted STP files. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-19425)

• CWE-416Use After FreeThe product reuses or references memory after it has been freed. At some point afterward, the memory may be allocated again and saved in another pointer, while the original pointer references a location somewhere within the new allocation. Any operations using the original pointer are no longer valid because the memory "belongs" to the code that operates on the new pointer.