CVE-2021-37176 Information disclosure in Simcenter Femap V2020.2
An attacker can leak sensitive information by tricking a user into opening a malicious modfem file in Simcenter Femap.
- 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-2021-37176?
CVE-2021-37176 is a low-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, published on 14 Sep 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
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2020.2 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2021.1 (All versions). The femap.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing modfem files. This could result in an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to leak information in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-14260)
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-37176?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Siemens Simcenter Femap.
How do I fix CVE-2021-37176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-37176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-37176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-37176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Siemens Simcenter Femap
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62mh-7jc4-wf35.