CVE-2022-22539
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 · uneditedWhen a user opens a manipulated JPEG file format (.jpg, 2d.x3d) received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer - version 9.0, the application crashes and becomes temporarily unavailable to the user until restart of the application. The file format details along with their CVE relevant information can be found below.
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 confidenceA denial of service vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 allows attackers to crash the application by supplying a specially crafted JPEG file (.jpg or 2d.x3d format). The manipulated file triggers a parsing error or memory corruption during the rendering process, causing the application to become unresponsive until restarted.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 9CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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 checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installedCheck for the presence of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer in the system by looking for the application executable (typically under Program Files or Program Files (x86) with 'SAP' in the path) or check the Add/Remove Programs list in Windows Control PanelAffected if The application is present on the system
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Confirm installed version is 9.0Right-click the executable (commonly named something like "SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer.exe"), select Properties, and check the File Version under the Details tab, or use the command 'wmic product get name,version' to list installed software versionsAffected if The installed version is exactly 9.0 (version 9 without any other minor version numbers)
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Determine if JPEG file handling is enabledCheck if the application has file association handlers registered for .jpg files (viewable via Right-click on a .jpg file > Open With > Choose default program, or check registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.jpg)Affected if The application is set as the default handler for .jpg files or is able to open .jpg files through the application interface
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Determine if 2d.x3d file handling is enabledCheck if the application has file association handlers registered for .x3d or 2d.x3d files (check registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.x3d or look for file associations in the application's preferences/settings)Affected if The application is associated with .x3d or 2d.x3d file types
A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 is installed and the application can open or preview JPEG or 2d.x3d files, allowing a specially crafted file to trigger the parsing error.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the vendor patch from SAP when available. Until then, enforce user awareness training to avoid opening JPEG attachments from untrusted or unknown sources, and consider disabling file preview features if possible.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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