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CVE-2021-42023

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CVE-2021-42023

Published: Dec 14, 2021

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in ModelSim Simulation (All versions), Questa Simulation (All versions). The RSA white-box implementation in affected applications insufficiently protects the built-in private keys that are required to decrypt electronic intellectual property (IP) data in accordance with the IEEE 1735 recommended practice. This could allow a sophisticated attacker to discover the keys, bypassing the protection intended by the IEEE 1735 recommended practice.

VendorProductVersions

Siemens

ModelSim Simulation

affected
All versions

Siemens

Questa Simulation

affected
All versions

Weaknesses (CWE)

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