CVE-2024-45472 Memory corruption in Teamcenter Visualization V14.2

High 7.3 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted WRL file in Siemens Teamcenter Visualization or Tecnomatix Plant Simulation.

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-2024-45472?

CVE-2024-45472 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, 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 Teamcenter Visualization V14.2 (All versions < V14.2.0.14), Teamcenter Visualization V14.3 (All versions < V14.3.0.12), Teamcenter Visualization V2312 (All versions < V2312.0008), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2302 (All versions < V2302.0016), Tecnomatix Plant Simulation V2404 (All versions < V2404.0005). The affected application is vulnerable to memory corruption while parsing specially crafted WRL files. An attacker could leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of the current process.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-45472?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation.

How do I fix CVE-2024-45472?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-45472 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-2024-45472 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-45472 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-q22m-xpr3-rrmx.

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