CVE-2023-37247: siemens tecnomatix Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-37247 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in siemens tecnomatix. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 11-07-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 08-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2201 (All versions < V2201.0008), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2302 (All versions < V2302.0002). The affected application is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow while parsing specially crafted PAR files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-21138)

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.