Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU61921

Buffer overflow in Autodesk products - CVE-2022-25791

Published: April 6, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU61921

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25791

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of DWF or DWFX files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Affected software

AutoCAD MEP
AutoCAD Electrical
AutoCAD Map 3D
Autodesk Civil 3D
AutoCAD Mechanical
AutoCAD Architecture
AutoCAD Plant 3D
Advance Steel
AutoCAD LT
AutoCAD Mac
AutoCAD Mac LT
Autodesk AutoCAD
Autodesk Navisworks

How to mitigate CVE-2022-25791

Install updates from vendor's website.

AutoCAD MEP - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
AutoCAD Electrical - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
AutoCAD Map 3D - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
Autodesk Civil 3D - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
AutoCAD Mechanical - addressed in versions 022.1.2, 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2
AutoCAD Architecture - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
AutoCAD Plant 3D - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
Advance Steel - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
AutoCAD LT - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
Autodesk AutoCAD - addressed in versions 2019.1.4, 2020.1.5, 2021.1.2, 2022.1.2
Autodesk Navisworks - update to 2022.2
AutoCAD Mac - update to 2022.2.2
AutoCAD Mac LT - update to 2022.2.2

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