Advisory Details

May 17th, 2024

Siemens Simcenter Femap IGS File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Read Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-24-466
ZDI-CAN-21578

CVE ID CVE-2024-32066
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 Simcenter Femap
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Siemens Simcenter Femap. 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 processing of IGS files within the IGES_2022_2 executable. 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/html/ssa-976324.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2023-11-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-05-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-07-01 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Anonymous
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