{"id":37435,"date":"2025-05-12T11:20:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T11:20:20","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-05-17T05:17:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T05:17:40","slug":"cve-2023-49122-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49122-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-49122: Critical Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Solid Edge SE2023<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A critical vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49122, has been identified in the popular CAD software, Solid Edge SE2023. This vulnerability primarily affects all versions of Solid Edge SE2023 prior to the V223.0 Update 10. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45019-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-phpgurukul-park-ticketing-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42150\">vulnerability is of critical<\/a> concern as it allows a potential attacker to cause a heap-based buffer overflow, thereby enabling them to execute code in the context of the current process. This could potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24351-remote-logging-vulnerability-in-ctrlx-os-can-lead-to-root-level-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42161\">lead to a compromise of the system<\/a>, or in some cases, data leakage, posing significant threats to both individual users and organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-49122<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32974-critical-vulnerability-in-xwiki-s-rights-analysis-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42239\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2185335383\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49121-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43382\">Solid Edge<\/a> SE2023 | All versions < V223.0 Update 10\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the way <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1304-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42412\">Solid Edge<\/a> SE2023 parses PAR files. An attacker could craft a malicious PAR file that, when loaded by the application, causes a heap-based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4116-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-netgear-jwnr2000v2-1-0-0-11\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42217\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This happens because the application fails to properly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-23254-nvidia-tensorrt-llm-python-executor-data-validation-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42511\">validate the input data<\/a> size against the buffer size, allowing an attacker to overwrite the allocated buffer. The overwritten buffer can contain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37419-critical-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42680\">executable code<\/a>, which is then run in the context of the current process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a real-world scenario, the attacker would craft a malicious PAR file. The following pseudocode provides a conceptual overview of how this might be done:<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2679653109\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode to create a malicious PAR file\nbuffer_size = 512\nmalicious_payload = &quot;A&quot; * (buffer_size + 1)  # overflow the buffer by one byte\nfile = open(&quot;malicious.par&quot;, &quot;w&quot;)\nfile.write(malicious_payload)\nfile.close()<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Upon opening this malicious PAR file with Solid Edge SE2023, the application would suffer a heap-based buffer overflow, potentially leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-35997-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42204\">arbitrary code execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Measures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49126-critical-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023-allows-for-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43401\">Solid Edge SE2023<\/a> are strongly advised to update their software to V223.0 Update 10 or later as soon as possible, which contains a patch for this vulnerability. In the interim, users can utilize Web Application Firewalls (WAFs) or Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to mitigate the risk. However, these are temporary solutions and do not provide complete protection against the exploit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A critical vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49122, has been identified in the popular CAD software, Solid Edge SE2023. This vulnerability primarily affects all versions of Solid Edge SE2023 prior to the V223.0 Update 10. 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