# CVE-2023-23579: Datakit CrossCAD/Ware

> An out-of-bounds write in Datakit CrossCadWare allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted SLDPRT file.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2j5w-557m-jffq

## What is CVE-2023-23579?

CVE-2023-23579 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Datakit CrossCAD/Ware_x64 library 0, published on 20 Apr 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

Datakit CrossCadWare_x64.dll contains an out-of-bounds write past the end of an allocated buffer while parsing a specially crafted SLDPRT file. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23579?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Datakit Crosscadware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-23579?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23579 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-23579 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Datakit CrossCAD/Ware_x64 library 0

- [CVE-2021-27488](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27488/): Memory corruption in Datakit Software libraries embedded in Luxion KeyShot software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27490/): Memory corruption in Datakit Software libraries embedded in Luxion KeyShot software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27494/): Memory corruption in Datakit Software libraries embedded in Luxion KeyShot software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27496/): Null dereference in Datakit Software libraries embedded in Luxion KeyShot software (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-27492](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27492/): XML external entity in Datakit Software libraries embedded in Luxion KeyShot software (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-23579 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-23579 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Datakit CrossCAD/Ware_x64 library 0, published on 20 Apr 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-23579 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Datakit CrossCAD/Ware_x64 library 0. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23579/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23579/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-23579
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-23579
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-23579

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23579/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.