CVE-2022-2951 Memory corruption in HyperView Player
Attacker can cause memory corruption and potential code execution by tricking a user into opening a malicious H3D file in Altair HyperView Player.
- 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-2022-2951?
CVE-2022-2951 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Altair HyperView Player, published on 13 Dec 2022. 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
Altair HyperView Player versions 2021.1.0.27 and prior are vulnerable to improper validation of array index vulnerability during processing of H3D files. A DWORD value from a PoC file is extracted and used as an index to write to a buffer, leading to memory corruption.
Weakness: CWE-129
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2951?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Altair Hyperview Player.
How do I fix CVE-2022-2951?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2951 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-2022-2951 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2951 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Altair HyperView Player
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvg8-5967-2rvw.