What is CVE-2022-40649?

CVE-2022-40649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ansys Spaceclaim, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-40649?

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

Vulnerability in Ansys Spaceclaim

CVE-2022-40649

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 initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17565.

EPSS: 0.006 (43.2th 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

Ansys Spaceclaim — versions 2022 R1, 2022

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-40649?: CVE-2022-40649 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ansys Spaceclaim, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-40649?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.