High severity · published Dec 14, 2021
CVE-2021-42024
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < 2021.3.1)
7.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < 2021.3.1). The starview+.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing scene files. This could result in an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SS
Simcenter Star-ccm+ Viewer · Siemens
before 2021.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42024
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-42024
Patch
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-161331.pdf
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