SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author 9 MODEL File CatiaTranslator.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author 9 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the file CatiaTranslator.exe of the component MODEL File Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-41170. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author 9. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the file CatiaTranslator.exe of the component MODEL File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Due to lack of proper memory management, when a victim opens a manipulated CATIA4 Part (.model, CatiaTranslator.exe) file received from untrusted sources in SAP 3D Visual Enterprise Author - 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.

The weakness was shared 10/12/2022. The advisory is shared at launchpad.support.sap.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-41170 since 09/21/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/25/2026).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

09/21/2022 🔍
10/12/2022 +21 days 🔍
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02/25/2026 +1232 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: sap.com

Advisory: launchpad.support.sap.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-41170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210689
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150716

Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2022 11:22
Updated: 02/25/2026 19:14
Changes: 10/12/2022 11:22 (40), 02/25/2026 19:14 (27)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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