CVE-2021-42069 Memory corruption in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer

Low 3.3 Published 14 Dec 2021 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a malicious TIFF file in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer.

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-2021-42069?

CVE-2021-42069 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer, published on 14 Dec 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

When a user opens manipulated Tagged Image File Format (.tif) file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer - version 9.0, the application crashes and becomes temporarily unavailable to the user until restart of the application

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-42069?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sap 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer.

How do I fix CVE-2021-42069?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-42069 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-2021-42069 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-42069 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-mch5-89c5-9g6p.