CVE-2022-32243
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 Scalable Vector Graphics (.svg, svg.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 confidenceThis is a denial-of-service vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer. When users open specially crafted Scalable Vector Graphics files (.svg or svg.x3d) from untrusted sources, the application's SVG parser fails to properly handle malformed content, causing a crash. The application becomes temporarily unavailable until the user restarts it.
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 the Windows Start Menu, Program Files, or check the installation directory (commonly C:\Program Files\SAP\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer\)Affected if The application is present on the system
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Determine the installed version numberRight-click the executable (typically Viewer.exe) in the installation folder, select Properties, then go to the Details tab to view the File Version. Alternatively, open the application and check Help > AboutAffected if The version number is 9.0 or lower (any version <= 9.0)
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Identify if SVG file handling is enabled or accessibleCheck if the application has registered file associations for .svg or .x3d files, or verify the application can open these file types through File > OpenAffected if The application can open or has file associations for .svg or .x3d files
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Verify the vulnerable SVG parser component existsConfirm the application installation includes the SVG rendering components by examining the installation directory for related DLLs or modules (such as svg*.dll)Affected if SVG parsing components are present in the installation
The user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 or lower is installed AND the application can process SVG or X3D files, allowing a specially crafted file to trigger the parser crash.
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 dataDo not open SVG or X3D files from untrusted or unknown sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer. Apply the vendor patch when released by SAP.
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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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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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