What is CVE-2021-46699?

CVE-2021-46699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-46699?

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

Buffer overflow in Siemens Simcenter Femap

CVE-2021-46699

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (70.8th 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 Femap — versions All versions < V2022.1.1
Siemens Simcenter_femap

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

productcert@siemens.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
productcert@siemens.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46699?: CVE-2021-46699 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Simcenter Femap, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-46699?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.