Heap-based buffer overflow in Autodesk products - CVE-2023-29073

 

Heap-based buffer overflow in Autodesk products - CVE-2023-29073

Published: August 31, 2023 / Updated: September 20, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU80205
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-2023-29073
CWE-ID: CWE-122
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 when processing models. A remote attacker can trick the victim to load a specially crafted MODEL file, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

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


Affected software

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

How to mitigate CVE-2023-29073

Install updates from vendor's website.

Advance Steel - update to 2023.1.4
Autodesk AutoCAD - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Architecture - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Electrical - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Map 3D - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Mechanical - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD MEP - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Plant 3D - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD LT - update to 2023.1.4
Autodesk Civil 3D - update to 2023.1.4
AutoCAD Mac - update to 2024.1
AutoCAD Mac LT - update to 2024.1

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