CVE-2022-41169
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 · uneditedDue to lack of proper memory management, when a victim opens manipulated CATIA5 Part (.catpart, CatiaTranslator.exe) file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author - version 9, it is possible for the application to crash 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 confidenceA memory management vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9 allows a crafted CATIA5 Part file (.catpart) processed by CatiaTranslator.exe to trigger an application crash. The lack of proper memory handling causes a denial-of-service condition, rendering the application unavailable until restart.
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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= 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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Identify installed version of SAP 3D Visual Enterprise AuthorOpen the application or check the installed programs list in Control Panel. Locate the version information for SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.Affected if The installed version is 9.0 exactly (or if version cannot be determined but the product is present and processes CATIA5 files)
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Locate CatiaTranslator.exeSearch for CatiaTranslator.exe in the SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author installation directory or common program folders.Affected if CatiaTranslator.exe is present on the system and is executable
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Verify CATIA5 Part file processing capabilityCheck if the system has the ability to process .catpart files - look for file associations or check if the translator component handles this file type.Affected if The application can process .catpart files through CatiaTranslator.exe
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Check for recent crash logs or error reportsReview Windows Event Viewer or application logs for crashes related to CatiaTranslator.exe when processing CATIA5 files.Affected if Crashes are occurring when .catpart files are opened or processed
A user is affected if they have SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9.0 installed and use it to process CATIA5 Part files via CatiaTranslator.exe, which can trigger the memory management flaw leading to application crashes.
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 dataUsers should avoid opening CATIA5 Part files from untrusted or unknown sources. Organizations should implement file handling policies restricting the opening of untrusted attachments and monitor for vendor patches from 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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