What is CVE-2022-2951?

CVE-2022-2951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Altair Hyperview Player, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-2951?

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

Vulnerability in Altair Hyperview Player

CVE-2022-2951

Altair HyperView Player versions 2021.1.0.27 and prior are vulnerable to improper validation of array index vulnerability during processing of H3D files. A DWORD value from a PoC file is extracted and used as an index to write to a buffer, leading to memory corruption.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.0th 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

Altair Hyperview Player — versions 0
Altair Hyperview_player

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-129 — Improper Validation of Array Index

References

ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov (US Government Resource, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2951?: CVE-2022-2951 is a high-severity vulnerability in Altair Hyperview Player, classified under Improper Validation of Array Index. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-2951?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.