CVE-2022-40648
Assigner: zdi
Published: 2022-09-15T15:26:24
State: PUBLISHED
affected: product: SpaceClaim
vendor: Ansys
versions: status: affected
version: 2022 R1
credits: value: Anonymous
descriptions: value: This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ansys SpaceClaim 2022 R1. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of X_B files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write before the start of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17563.
metrics: cvssV3_0: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-787
description: CWE-787: Out-of-bounds Write
type: CWE