CVE-2022-41199
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 a manipulated Open Inventor File (.iv, vrml.x3d) file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer - version 9, it is possible that a Remote Code Execution can be triggered when payload forces a stack-based overflow or a re-use of dangling pointer which refers to overwritten space in memory.
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 confidenceMemory management flaw in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9 allows remote code execution when processing specially crafted Open Inventor files (.iv, vrml.x3d). The vulnerability stems from stack-based buffer overflow or dangling pointer reuse triggered by manipulated files from untrusted sources, enabling an attacker to execute arbitrary code.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/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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Confirm SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer installationSearch for the application executable (typically named "SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer.exe" or similar) in program files directories or use system inventory tools to detect this software.Affected if The application is present on the system.
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Determine installed versionRight-click the executable, select Properties, then view the Details tab for version information. Alternatively, run the viewer and check Help > About, or use command-line tools like wmic or PowerShell to query installed software versions.Affected if The detected version is below 9.0 (any version prior to version 9).
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Verify vulnerable file type handlers are registeredCheck if the viewer is associated with .iv or vrml.x3d file extensions. Look in Windows Registry under HKCR\.iv and HKCR\.x3d (or vrml.x3d) to see if the viewer is set as the default handler.Affected if The viewer is registered as the default handler for .iv or vrml.x3d files.
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Inspect file association configurationOpen Control Panel > Default Programs > Set Associations to view which applications handle these file types. If SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer appears for .iv or vrml.x3d, the vulnerability is reachable.Affected if Users can double-click .iv or vrml.x3d files and they open in the SAP viewer.
The system is affected if SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer is installed with a version below 9.0 and the viewer is configured to open .iv or vrml.x3d files.
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.
dbcve · scoped9.0
Apply vendor patch when released by SAP. Until then, enforce strict policies prohibiting users from opening .iv, vrml.x3d files from untrusted sources and consider application whitelisting to block the viewer from opening file types from unsafe locations.
SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer version 9.0 or later
- Upgrade SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Viewer to version 9.0 or later to resolve the memory management vulnerability
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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