Buffer overflow in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

CVE-2023-27403

A vulnerability has been identified in Tecnomatix Plant Simulation (All versions < V2201.0006). The affected application contains a memory corruption vulnerability while parsing specially crafted SPP files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-20303, ZDI-CAN-20348)

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-27403: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27403?
CVE-2023-27403 is a high-severity vulnerability in Siemens Tecnomatix Plant Simulation, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2023-27403?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-27403 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.