CVE-2021-25178 Memory corruption in n/a
A stack-based buffer overflow in the Drawings SDK allows attackers to cause a crash or execute code via malformed DXF and DWG files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25178?
CVE-2021-25178 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Jt2go, published on 18 Jan 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2021.11. A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists when the recover operation is run with malformed .DXF and .DWG files. This can allow attackers to cause a crash potentially enabling a denial of service attack (Crash, Exit, or Restart) or possible code execution.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25178?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Opendesign Drawings Software Development Kit, Siemens Comos, Siemens Jt2go, Siemens Teamcenter Visualization.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2021-25178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Jt2go
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4h7-78c4-pf5f.