{"id":37610,"date":"2025-05-12T19:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T19:24:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:37:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T00:37:58","slug":"cve-2023-49128-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49128-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-49128: Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Solid Edge SE2023<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2023, a popular engineering and design software. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49128, could potentially compromise system security or lead to data leakage. It is particularly significant because it affects all versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49122-critical-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-solid-edge-se2023\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43358\">Solid Edge<\/a> SE2023 prior to V223.0 Update 10, posing a threat to a large number of users across the globe. Given the severity of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-36864-integer-overflow-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115-with-potential-for-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42479\">vulnerability and its potential<\/a> impacts, it is crucial for users to understand its nature and how to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-49128<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30165-potential-system-compromise-in-vllm-v0-engine\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44048\">System compromise<\/a> or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1791798034\" 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=\"43383\">Solid Edge<\/a> SE2023 | All versions < V223.0 Update 10\n\n<strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-1304-unauthorized-file-upload-vulnerability-in-newsblogger-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42417\">vulnerability lies in how Solid Edge SE2023 processes PAR files<\/a>. In the case of a specially crafted PAR file, the application writes past the end of an allocated buffer, resulting in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4140-critical-remote-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-netgear-ex6120-1-0-3-94\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42298\">buffer overflow<\/a> condition. An attacker can exploit this by sending a malicious PAR file to the victim, which when processed, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-7032-security-flaw-allowing-privilege-escalation-through-untrusted-data-deserialization\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47547\">allows the attacker to write data<\/a> past the allocated buffer. This could lead to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-37419-critical-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-gtkwave-3-3-115\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42682\">arbitrary code execution<\/a> in the context of the current process, potentially compromising the system or leading to data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is a conceptual example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47154-exploitation-of-use-after-free-vulnerability-in-libjs-in-ladybird\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42333\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>. In this example, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24189-memory-corruption-vulnerability-due-to-maliciously-crafted-web-content-in-various-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51776\">malicious PAR file is crafted<\/a> and sent to the victim.<\/p><div id=\"ameeb-924804599\" 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=\"\"># Creating a malicious PAR file\necho &quot;malicious_payload&quot; &gt; malicious.par\n# Sending the malicious PAR file to the victim\nscp malicious.par victim@target.example.com:\/tmp\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>The victim, unaware of the malicious content, processes the PAR <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-13418-critical-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-multiple-wordpress-plugins-and-themes\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42945\">file using the vulnerable<\/a> version of Solid Edge SE2023. This results in the execution of the malicious payload, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4050-heap-corruption-in-google-chrome-devtools-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43074\">potentially compromising the system or leading<\/a> to data leakage.<br \/>\nNote: This is a conceptual example and does not represent actual exploit code.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/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=\"43406\">Solid Edge SE2023<\/a> are advised to apply the vendor patch immediately. The patch addresses this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45956-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-computer-laboratory-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"42315\">vulnerability by properly managing<\/a> memory allocation when processing PAR files. If applying the patch is not immediately possible, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary protection by monitoring and potentially blocking malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31214-a-critical-network-traffic-interception-vulnerability-in-ios-and-ipados\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47704\">network traffic<\/a>. Regularly updating and patching software is a key <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20217-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-snort-3-detection-engine-of-cisco-secure-firewall-threat-defense-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77026\">defense against exploits and maintaining a secure<\/a> environment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In the ever-evolving world of cybersecurity, a new vulnerability has been identified in Solid Edge SE2023, a popular engineering and design software. This vulnerability, designated as CVE-2023-49128, could potentially compromise system security or lead to data leakage. It is particularly significant because it affects all versions of Solid Edge SE2023 prior to V223.0 Update [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[82],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-37610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-microsoft","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37610"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69419,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37610\/revisions\/69419"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=37610"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=37610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}