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3d Visual Enterprise AuthorApplication · Sap

CVE-2022-41176

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-10-11
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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58/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
Due to lack of proper memory management, when a victim opens manipulated Enhanced Metafile (.emf, emf.x3d) 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 confidence

A memory management vulnerability exists in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9 when parsing Enhanced Metafile (.emf, emf.x3d) files. The application fails to properly handle malformed or manipulated EMF files from untrusted sources, leading to memory corruption that causes the application to crash and become unavailable until restart.

MitigationAvoid opening EMF files from untrusted or unverified sources. Apply vendor patches when available. Consider implementing file type validation and sandboxing for file parsing operations.

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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
3d Visual Enterprise AuthorApplication
Affected:= 9.0

CVSS 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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Verify SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author is installed
    Check the Windows Add/Remove Programs list or search for the application in the Start Menu. The executable is typically named '3DVisualEnterpriseAuthor.exe' and installed under Program Files/SAP.
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version number
    Right-click the application executable (3DVisualEnterpriseAuthor.exe), select Properties, and check the Details tab for the File Version. Alternatively, run the application and check Help > About.
    Affected if The version is 9.0 or falls within the 9.x release line (since affected version is listed as = 9.0)
  3. Confirm EMF file handling capability exists
    Check if the application has registered handlers for .emf and .emf.x3d file extensions. Look in the installation directory for any parser or import modules related to EMF (such as emf*.dll or similar).
    Affected if EMF file parsing modules are present and the application can open EMF files
  4. Inspect for crash or instability events
    Check Windows Event Viewer > Windows Logs > Application for recent crash events (Error level) involving '3DVisualEnterpriseAuthor.exe' or 'sap' named processes, particularly if the crash occurred after opening an EMF file.
    Affected if Recent crashes are logged with EMF file association and the application required restart
  5. Review recent file access on EMF files
    Check the application's recent documents or file access logs, or examine the Windows Prefetch folder for evidence of recent EMF file processing.
    Affected if EMF files from untrusted sources have been opened recently using this application

A user is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9.0 (or 9.x) is installed and the application has been used to open EMF files from untrusted sources, as the vulnerability triggers during malformed EMF file parsing.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening EMF files from untrusted or unverified sources. Apply vendor patches when available. Consider implementing file type validation and sandboxing for file parsing operations.

Fix this in 3d Visual Enterprise Author Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Review / QA4.0 h
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