SB2022010511 - Insufficiently protected credentials in Siemens Questa and ModelSim
Published: January 5, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022010511
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Insufficiently protected credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42023)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficiently protected keys required for decrypting intellectual property data. A local attacker can discover the keys and bypass the protection.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.