CVE-2022-32242
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 Radiance Picture (.hdr, hdr.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 · moderate confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer when parsing manipulated Radiance Picture files (.hdr, hdr.x3d) from untrusted sources. The application crashes due to improper handling of malformed file data, requiring a restart to restore functionality.
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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Verify SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installedCheck for the application in the system program files directory, Windows registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall, or the Start Menu program listAffected if The application is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberRight-click the executable (typically named SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer.exe) and select Properties, then check the Details tab for Product Version, or query the Windows registry for the installed version valueAffected if The version is 9.0 or lower (any version up to and including 9.0)
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Check for .hdr file type associationOpen Default Programs (Windows Control Panel) or use the command 'assoc .hdr' in Command Prompt to see which application is associated with .hdr filesAffected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is set as the default handler for .hdr or hdr.x3d files, or the application can be invoked to open these files
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Verify the application's .hdr parsing capability is accessibleAttempt to locate sample .hdr files on the system or check if the application registers handlers for .hdr and .x3d file extensions in the Windows registry under HKCR\.hdr or HKCR\.x3dAffected if The application has active file associations or shell integration for .hdr or hdr.x3d file types that would allow a user to open such files directly
A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 or lower is installed and the application can open or parse .hdr or hdr.x3d files from the system.
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 relevant SAP security patch when available. Until then, enforce strict policies against opening .hdr or hdr.x3d files from untrusted or unknown sources, and consider disabling the file association or restricting the application's file handling capabilities.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-32242 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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