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3d Visual Enterprise AuthorApplication · Sap

CVE-2022-41181

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 Portable Document Format (.pdf, PDFPublishing.dll) 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

This is a memory management vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author's PDFPublishing.dll component. When a victim opens a specially crafted malicious PDF file from an untrusted source, improper memory handling causes the application to crash, resulting in temporary denial of service until the application is restarted.

MitigationDo not open PDF files from untrusted or unknown sources. Apply vendor-supplied security patches for SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9 when available.

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
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. Confirm SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author is installed
    Check for the application in the Windows Start Menu, Programs list, or look for the installation directory (commonly under C:\Program Files\SAP or C:\Program Files (x86)\SAP). The executable is typically named 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author.exe' or similar.
    Affected if The application is present on the system
  2. Verify the installed version is 9.0
    Right-click the executable and select Properties, then check the Details tab for the File Version. Alternatively, open the application and go to Help > About to display the version information. Compare against the affected version range.
    Affected if The version listed is exactly 9.0 (any build of version 9.0)
  3. Locate the vulnerable PDFPublishing.dll component
    Search for PDFPublishing.dll in the application installation directory. Common paths include C:\Program Files\SAP\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author\bin\ or subdirectories within the installation folder.
    Affected if PDFPublishing.dll exists in the application directory
  4. Determine if PDF publishing feature is used
    Check for recent PDF output files created by the application, or review the application's recent file history or logs for any .pdf files generated or opened.
    Affected if The user has recently generated or processed PDF files using this application
  5. Check for application crash events
    Review Windows Event Viewer under Windows Logs > Application for events from 'SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author' or 'PDFPublishing.dll' showing application crashes, access violations, or unexpected terminations.
    Affected if Recent crash events related to the application or DLL are logged

User is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9.0 is installed with PDFPublishing.dll present and the user processes PDF files from untrusted sources, as the vulnerability triggers during PDF handling.

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

Do not open PDF files from untrusted or unknown sources. Apply vendor-supplied security patches for SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9 when available.

Fix this in 3d Visual Enterprise Author Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing2.0 h
  • Review / QA1.0 h
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