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3d Visual Enterprise ViewerApplication · Sap

CVE-2021-27592

HIGH · 7.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2021-03-09
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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81/100
Remediation priority · High
No privileges

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
When a user opens manipulated Universal 3D (.U3D) files received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer, the application crashes and becomes temporarily unavailable to the user until restart of the application.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

A denial-of-service vulnerability exists in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer when processing malformed Universal 3D (.U3D) files from untrusted sources, causing the application to crash and become temporarily unavailable until the user restarts the application.

MitigationUsers should refrain from opening .U3D files received from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should establish file-handling policies and consider deploying endpoint protection to scan files before opening. Apply vendor patches from SAP when available.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
3d Visual Enterprise ViewerApplication
Affected:= 9

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Confirm SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installed
    Search for the application in the system program list or use the system search function to locate SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Identify the installed version
    Access the application's About or Help section to view the version number, or right-click the executable and select Properties to view version details
    Affected if The installed version is exactly version 9 (9.0.x)
  3. Verify .U3D file handling capability
    Open the application and attempt to access or load a .U3D file, or check the application's supported file type list in its options or help documentation
    Affected if The application can open or process .U3D files and the version is 9

A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9 is installed and can process .U3D files from untrusted sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Users should refrain from opening .U3D files received from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should establish file-handling policies and consider deploying endpoint protection to scan files before opening. Apply vendor patches from SAP when available.

Fix this in 3d Visual Enterprise Viewer Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation1.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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