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Autodesk ID: ADSK-SA-2020-0005
Product, Service, Component: Autodesk® 3ds Max ® software
Impact: Code Execution
Severity: High
Original Publish: 10/08/2020
Last Revised: 19/08/20
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Severity |
CVSS 3.0 Score |
Impact |
|---|---|---|
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Low |
0.1 - 3.9 |
A vulnerability where scope and impact of exploitation is restricted and the ability to exploit is extremely difficult. |
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Medium |
4.0 - 6.9 |
A vulnerability where exploitation is mitigated by factors such as difficulty to exploit, default configuration or ease of identification. |
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High |
7.0 - 8.9 |
A vulnerability, which if exploited, would directly impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of user’s data or processing resources. |
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Critical |
9.0 - 10 |
A vulnerability, which if exploited, would allow remote execution of malicious code without user action. |
A variant of a MAXScript exploit "PhysXPluginMfx" has been identified and a free plugin is now available in the Autodesk App Store to detect and remove the malicious code.
The 3rd-party MAXScript exploit, "PhysXPluginMfx" (variant of ALC2, ALC, CRP and ADLS), can corrupt 3ds Max software’s settings, run malicious code, and propagate to other MAX files (*.max) on a Windows® system if scene files containing the script are loaded into 3ds Max.
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Item |
Impacted Versions |
Mitigated Versions |
Update Source |
|---|---|---|---|
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Autodesk 3ds Max |
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 |
2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015 |
*Note: Product list table contents subject to change.
Autodesk recommends 3ds Max users download the latest version of Security Tools for Autodesk® 3ds Max® 2021-2015SP1 available in the Autodesk App Store to identify and remove the PhysXPluginMfx MAXScript malware.
More information on the ALC, CRP, ADLS, and ALC2 exploits can be found on our Autodesk Knowledge Network.
More information on related security advisories can be found on our Autodesk Trust Center.
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Revision |
Date |
Description |
|---|---|---|
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1.0 |
10/08/2020 |
Initial Release |
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1.1 |
19/07/2020 |
Product fix updated information |
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