CVE-2023-0973 Step Tools Third-Party
An attacker can cause a denial of service by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted file, crashing the application using the STEPTools ifcmesh library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0973?
CVE-2023-0973 is a low-severity vulnerability in Step Tools v18SP1 ifcmesh library, published on 13 Mar 2023. 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
STEPTools v18SP1 ifcmesh library (v18.1) is affected due to a null pointer dereference, which could allow an attacker to deny application usage when reading a specially constructed file, resulting in an application crash.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0973?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Steptools Ifcmesh Library.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-0973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-37v4-7665-mgq9.