This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Ansys SpaceClaim 2022 R1. 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 X_B files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read before the start of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-17308.
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Link Resource
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1196/ Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: zdi

Published: 2022-09-15T15:26:17

Updated: 2022-09-15T15:26:17

Reserved: 2022-09-13T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2022-40640

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-09-15T16:15:11.070

Modified: 2022-09-19T18:24:19.057


Link: CVE-2022-40640

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