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Autodesk ID: ADSK-SA-2024-0020
Product, Service, Component: Autodesk AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D
Impact: Memory Corruption
Severity: High
Original Publish: 10/29/2024
Last Revised: 10/29/2024
Severity | CVSS Score | Impact |
---|---|---|
Low | 0.1 - 3.9 | A vulnerability where scope and impact of exploitation is restricted and the ability to exploit is extremely difficult. |
Medium | 4.0 - 6.9 | A vulnerability where exploitation is mitigated by factors such as difficulty to exploit, default configuration or ease of identification. |
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. |
Critical | 9.0 - 10 | A vulnerability, which if exploited, would allow remote execution of malicious code without user action. |
Autodesk AutoCAD and certain AutoCAD-based products are affected by the vulnerability listed below. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution. Please note, this advisory applies to Windows versions of the affected products; other platforms are not impacted. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction.
The details of this vulnerability is as follows:
CVE-2024-8592: A maliciously crafted CATPART file when parsed in AcTranslators.exe through Autodesk affected applications can force a Memory Corruption vulnerability. A malicious actor can leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, write sensitive data, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Item: Autodesk AutoCAD, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture, Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical, Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical, Autodesk AutoCAD MEP, Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D, Autodesk Civil 3D, Autodesk Advance Steel**
Impacted Versions: 2024
Mitigated Versions: 2024.1.6
Update Source: Autodesk Access or Accounts Portal
*Note: Product list contents subject to change.
**Note: Users of Autodesk Advance Steel, Autodesk Civil 3D, and the specialized toolsets of AutoCAD need to install the product update(s) listed above. These security fixes are not included in the updates specific to individual toolsets.
Autodesk highly recommends that customers of the affected products install the latest updates, as applicable, via Autodesk Access or the Accounts Portal. As a general best practice, we also recommend that customers only open files from trusted sources.
We thank the following researcher for reporting the relevant issue and for working with Autodesk to help protect our customers:
Mat Powell working with Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative for reporting CVE-2024-8592
Revision: 1.0
Date: 10/29/2024
Description: Initial Release of the Security Advisory
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