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7.8
HIGH CVSS 3.1
CVE-2024-47046
"Simcenter Nastran BDF File Memory Corruption Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2306 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2401 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2406 (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to memory corruption while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.

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Published Date :

Oct. 8, 2024, 9:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 15, 2025, 5:56 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-47046 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Siemens simcenter_nastran
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2024-47046.

URL Resource
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-852501.html Vendor Advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-881356.html Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2024-47046 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-47046 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-47046 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:siemens:simcenter_nastran:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2406.5000
    Added Reference Type Siemens AG: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-852501.html Types: Vendor Advisory
    Added Reference Type Siemens AG: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-881356.html Types: Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Nastran 2306 (All versions), Simcenter Nastran 2312 (All versions), Simcenter Nastran 2406 (All versions < V2406.5000). The affected application is vulnerable to memory corruption while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process. A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Femap V2306 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2401 (All versions), Simcenter Femap V2406 (All versions). The affected application is vulnerable to memory corruption while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
    Added Reference https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-881356.html
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Oct. 08, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter Nastran 2306 (All versions), Simcenter Nastran 2312 (All versions), Simcenter Nastran 2406 (All versions < V2406.5000). The affected application is vulnerable to memory corruption while parsing specially crafted BDF files. This could allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current process.
    Added Reference Siemens AG https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-852501.html [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Siemens AG CWE-119
    Added CVSS V3.1 Siemens AG AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V4.0 Siemens AG 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.3
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Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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