• Set the environmental variable STARLICENSEHIDE to 1. This will send the string "unknown" for the user, host and display name instead of the real values. The setting is supported since version V8.04 (June 2013) of Simcenter STAR-CCM+
• Avoid using sensitive or personal data in user, host and display names

Product-specific remediations or mitigations can be found in the section Known Affected Products.
Please follow the 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

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.