CVE-2021-42023

6.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Siemens
Status
Modelsim Simulation
Questa Simulation
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 December 2021

Summary

A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim Simulation (All versions), Questa Simulation (All versions). The RSA white-box implementation in affected applications insufficiently protects the built-in private keys that are required to decrypt electronic intellectual property (IP) data in accordance with the IEEE 1735 recommended practice. This could allow a sophisticated attacker to discover the keys, bypassing the protection intended by the IEEE 1735 recommended practice.

Affected Version(s)

ModelSim Simulation All versions

Questa Simulation All versions

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-40033...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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