CVE ID | CVE-2022-40636 |
CVSS SCORE | 7.0, (AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) |
AFFECTED VENDORS |
Ansys |
AFFECTED PRODUCTS |
SpaceClaim |
VULNERABILITY DETAILS |
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ansys SpaceClaim. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. |
ADDITIONAL DETAILS |
05/30/22 – ZDI reported the vulnerability to the vendor. 05/31/22 – Vendor Support acknowledged the vulnerability report but requested a customer number for this to be addressed. 06/01/22 – ZDI informed the vendor that the vulnerability report is for them to test and validate so they can develop a patch. 06/07/22 – Ansys sales reached out but could not assist with a substantive acknowledgment of the vulnerability report. 07/26/22 – ZDI reached out asking for an update. 07/26/22 – Ansys Support asked if the vulnerability report was support related. 07/26/22 – ZDI explained that the report is regarding vulnerabilities in SpaceClaim. 07/26/22 – Ansys Support asked what the reports were for and if we were reporting vulnerabilities in SpaceClaim. 07/26/22 – ZDI confirmed that the reports were for SpaceClaim and that they were originally acknowledged on 5/30/22 07/26/22 – Ansys Support forwarded the vulnerability report to sales, and they asked us if we had worked with an Ansys sales or channel partner representative. 07/26/22 – ZDI informed Ansys that we are a research organization reporting vulnerabilities in Ansys SpaceClaim. 07/26/22 – Ansys sales informed us that they do not have a need for our services. 07/27/22 – ZDI contacted the Ansys VP of Cybersecurity about the report. 07/27/22 – Ansys VP of Cybersecurity acknowledged the report and that they would get back to us. 08/03/22 – ZDI reached out asking for an update. 08/24/22 – ZDI notified the vendor of the intention to publish the case as a zero-day advisory on 09/13/22. -- Mitigation: |
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CREDIT | Anonymous |