CVE-2021-42024

High

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < 2021.3.1). The starview+.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing scene files. This could result in an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

SeverityHigh
CVSS7.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSiemens Simcenter Star-ccm\+ Viewer
PublishedDec 14, 2021
First seenDec 14, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • siemens simcenter_star-ccm\+_viewer2021.3.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
siemens simcenter_star-ccm\+_viewerv < 2021.3.12021.3.1

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