CVE-2022-32239
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 manipulated JPEG 2000 (.jp2, jp2k.x3d) 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 confidenceThis is a denial-of-service vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer where processing malformed JPEG 2000 files (.jp2, jp2k.x3d) causes the application to crash. The vulnerability is triggered when a user opens a specially crafted file from an untrusted source, leading to application unavailability until manual restart.
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<= 9.0CVSS 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
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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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Check if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installedLook for the application in standard installation directories (Program Files\SAP\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer) or use system inventory/patching toolsAffected if the application is present on the system
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Identify the installed versionRight-click the executable (Viewer.exe) and select Properties > Details to view the File Version, or check Add/Remove Programs for the installed versionAffected if the version is 9.0 or lower (any version up to and including 9.0)
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Verify JPEG 2000 file handling capabilityAttempt to open a known .jp2 or jp2k.x3d file, or check file association settings for these extensions pointing to the SAP viewerAffected if the application is configured to open .jp2 or jp2k.x3d files and users can access files from untrusted sources
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Assess user access to untrusted filesReview file system permissions and user workflows to determine if users can receive or open files from external/untrusted sourcesAffected if users have the ability to open files from untrusted or unknown sources
If SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 or lower is installed and users can open JPEG 2000 files from untrusted sources, the system is affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataAvoid opening JPEG 2000 files from untrusted or unknown sources. Apply vendor patches from SAP when available.
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32239 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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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