Summary
Simcenter Nastran is affected by a stack overflow vulnerability that could be triggered when an application binary reads arbitrary string as a file argument. If a user is tricked to run one of the impacted application binary with a malicious string, 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 Simcenter Nastran 2406 and recommends to update to the latest version. Siemens recommends countermeasures for products where fixes are not, or not yet available.
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2406). The affected applications contain a stac…
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References
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SSA-258494: Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Simcenter Nastran before 2406.90 - HTML Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-258494.html
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SSA-258494: Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Simcenter Nastran before 2406.90 - PDF Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-258494.pdf
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SSA-258494: Stack Overflow Vulnerability in Simcenter Nastran before 2406.90 - TXT Version
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/txt/ssa-258494.txt
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ICS Advisory ICSA-24-137-05 - Web Version
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-24-137-05
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems
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Recommended Practices
https://us-cert.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/recommended_practices/NCCIC_ICS-CERT_Defense_in_Depth_2016_S508C.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf
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Recommended Practices
https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/tips/ICS-TIP-12-146-01B