CVE-2021-46699
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)
- Record
CVE-2021-46699- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)
- Record
CVE-2021-46699- Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-33359 No score
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)
- Record
EUVD-2021-33359- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hpm5-64qh-4562
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected...
A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap (All versions < V2022.1.1). Affected application contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-15061)
- Record
GHSA-hpm5-64qh-4562- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-46699 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Siemens Simcenter Femap, published February 22, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.