CVE-2024-41981 Memory corruption in Simcenter Femap V2306
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious BDF files 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-2024-41981?
CVE-2024-41981 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap V2306, published on 8 Oct 2024. 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 V2306 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2401 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2406 (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-41981?
How do I fix CVE-2024-41981?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-41981 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-2024-41981 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-41981 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-356q-8vgj-62xf.