CVE-2021-25665

HIGH 7.8CVE-2021-25665 · Published 14/09/2021 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2021-25665 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability affecting simcenter star-ccm+ (siemens).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 71.3% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2021.2.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
simcenter star-ccm+ siemens	`< 2021.2.1`	`2021.2.1`

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in Simcenter STAR-CCM+ Viewer (All versions < V2021.2.1). The starview+.exe application lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing scene files. This could result in an out of bounds write past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. (ZDI-CAN-13700)

References

cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-109294.pdf · Patch
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1074 · Third Party Advisory

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