VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-42024
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < 2021.3.1).
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.81%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.81%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.81% probability · 55th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- siemens/simcenter star-ccm\+ viewer
- Source
- productcert@siemens.com
References
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-161331.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-161331.pdfPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.