CVE-2023-32111
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 · uneditedIn SAP PowerDesigner (Proxy) - version 16.7, an attacker can send a crafted request from a remote host to the proxy machine and crash the proxy server, due to faulty implementation of memory management causing a memory corruption. This leads to a high impact on availability 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 corruption vulnerability in SAP PowerDesigner Proxy version 16.7 allows remote attackers to send crafted requests that crash the proxy server due to faulty memory management implementation, resulting in denial of service.
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= 16.7CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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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Locate PowerDesigner Proxy installationCheck common installation directories such as C:\Program Files\SAP\PowerDesigner Proxy or /opt/sap/powerdesigner/proxy, or use system search for 'PowerDesigner Proxy' executable filesAffected if PowerDesigner Proxy software is found on the system
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Verify proxy version is 16.7Right-click the PowerDesigner Proxy executable or check the version property of the proxy service, or run 'proxy.exe -version' if a command-line version check is availableAffected if The installed version is exactly 16.7
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Confirm proxy component is enabledCheck if the PowerDesigner Proxy service is running via Windows Services panel, Task Manager, or Linux service manager, or verify proxy configuration files show the proxy module as activeAffected if The proxy service is actively running or the proxy module is loaded and enabled
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Assess network exposureCheck firewall rules, network bindings, or proxy configuration to determine if the proxy listens on network-accessible IP addresses (0.0.0.0 or external interfaces) rather than localhost onlyAffected if The proxy is bound to network-accessible interfaces and reachable from remote hosts
The environment is affected if PowerDesigner Proxy version 16.7 is installed with the proxy component enabled and accessible over the network.
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 vendor-supplied SAP security patches for PowerDesigner when released; in the interim, restrict network access to the proxy component via firewall rules or network segmentation to minimize exposure to untrusted remote hosts.
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-32111 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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