What is CVE-2021-42024?

CVE-2021-42024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Star-ccm+ Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-14.

How severe is CVE-2021-42024?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Siemens Simcenter Star-ccm+ Viewer

CVE-2021-42024

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…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (53.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Siemens Simcenter Star-ccm+ Viewer — versions All versions < 2021.3.1
Siemens Simcenter_star-ccm\+_viewer

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

productcert@siemens.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-42024?: CVE-2021-42024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Star-ccm+ Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-42024?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.