SSA-382651

Siemens Security Advisory by Siemens ProductCERT

SSA-382651: File Parsing Vulnerability in Solid Edge before V223.0.11

Publication Date:	2024-03-12
Last Update:	2024-03-12
Current Version:	V1.0
CVSS v3.1 Base Score:	7.8
CVSS v4.0 Base Score:	7.3

SUMMARY

Solid Edge is affected by an out of bounds read vulnerability that could be triggered when the application reads files that contains XT parts. If a user is tricked to open a malicious file with the affected applications, an attacker could leverage the vulnerability to perform remote code execution in the context of the current process.

Siemens has released a new version for Solid Edge and recommends to update to the latest version.

AFFECTED PRODUCTS AND SOLUTION

Affected Product and Versions	Remediation
Solid Edge All versions < V223.0.11 affected by all CVEs CVE-2023-49125	Update to V223.0.11 or later version https://solidedge.siemens.com/ See further recommendations from section Workarounds and Mitigations

WORKAROUNDS AND MITIGATIONS

Siemens has identified the following specific workarounds and mitigations that customers can apply to reduce the risk:

Do not open untrusted files containing XT parts in Solid Edge.

Product-specific remediations or mitigations can be found in the section Affected Products and Solution.
Please follow the General Security Recommendations.

GENERAL SECURITY RECOMMENDATIONS

As a general security measure, Siemens strongly recommends to protect network access to devices with appropriate mechanisms. In order to operate the devices in a protected IT environment, Siemens recommends to configure the environment according to Siemens' operational guidelines for Industrial Security (Download: https://www.siemens.com/cert/operational-guidelines-industrial-security), and to follow the recommendations in the product manuals. Additional information on Industrial Security by Siemens can be found at: https://www.siemens.com/industrialsecurity

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

Solid Edge is a portfolio of software tools that addresses various product development processes: 3D design, simulation, manufacturing and design management.

VULNERABILITY DESCRIPTION

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This chapter describes all vulnerabilities (CVE-IDs) addressed in this security advisory. Wherever applicable, it also documents the product-specific impact of the individual vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability CVE-2023-49125

The affected applications contain an out of bounds read past the end of an allocated structure while parsing specially crafted files containing XT format. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

CVSS v3.1 Base Score	7.8
CVSS v3.1 Vector	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4.0 Base Score	7.3
CVSS v4.0 Vector	CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE	CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Siemens thanks the following party for its efforts:

Michael Heinzl for coordinated disclosure of CVE-2023-49125

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For further inquiries on security vulnerabilities in Siemens products and solutions, please contact the Siemens ProductCERT:

https://www.siemens.com/cert/advisories

HISTORY DATA

V1.0 (2024-03-12):

Publication Date

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