Advisory Details

March 16th, 2023

Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation SPP File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-23-332
ZDI-CAN-20348

CVE ID CVE-2023-27403
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Siemens
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Tecnomatix Plant Simulation
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation. 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 SPP 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 data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Siemens has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-847261.pdf
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-02-22 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2023-03-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Dennis Herrmann (@dhn_)
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