CVE-2021-42023

Medium

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim Simulation (All versions), Questa Simulation (All versions). The RSA white-box implementation in affected applications insufficiently protects the built-in private keys that are required to decrypt electronic intellectual property (IP) data in accordance with the IEEE 1735 recommended practice. This could allow a sophisticated attacker to discover the keys, bypassing the protection intended by the IEEE 1735 recommended practice.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductSiemens Modelsim
PublishedDec 14, 2021
First seenDec 14, 2021
Weakness typeCWE-522CWE-522

How to fix

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Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
siemens modelsimNo range specified—
siemens questaNo range specified—

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