CVE-2022-41183
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 Windows Cursor File (.cur, ico.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 · moderate confidenceA memory management vulnerability in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9 allows attackers to crash the application by tricking users into opening malicious Windows Cursor files (.cur or ico.x3d). The lack of proper memory handling causes a denial of service condition requiring application restart.
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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Identify if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author is installedCheck the installed programs list in Windows Control Panel > Programs and Features, or run: Get-ItemProperty HKLM:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\* | Where-Object {$_.DisplayName -like '*SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author*'}Affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author appears in the installed programs list
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Verify the installed version is 9.0Locate the application executable (typically in C:\Program Files\SAP\SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author\) and check its version properties, or check the version shown in the application's About dialogAffected if The installed version is exactly 9.0 (the only affected version per the CVE)
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Confirm .cur file association with the applicationCheck Windows file associations for .cur files by running: assoc .cur and checking if it points to the SAP application, or inspect HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.cur in the Windows RegistryAffected if The .cur file extension is associated with or can be opened by SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author
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Confirm ico.x3d file association with the applicationCheck Windows file associations for .x3d files by running: assoc .x3d and inspecting the Registry under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.x3d, or verify the application can import X3D format filesAffected if The ico.x3d or .x3d file extension is associated with or can be opened by SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author
You are affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author version 9.0 is installed AND the application is configured to open .cur or .x3d file types, as both conditions are required for the malicious file to trigger the 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 dataApply the vendor patch from SAP when available. Until then, restrict users from opening .cur or ico.x3d files from untrusted sources and implement user training on the risks of opening files from unknown origins.
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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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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
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