
Severity
High
Analysis Summary
CVE-2021-27399
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Siemens Simcenter Femap. 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 modfem files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write before the start of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
CVE-2021-27387
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Siemens Simcenter Femap. 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 modfem files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
Impact
- Code Execution
Affected Vendors
Siemens
Affected Products
- Simcenter Femap
Remediation
Refer to vendor advisory for the complete list of affected products and their respective patches at
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-133038.pdf