VDB-211981 · CVE-2022-42941 · GCVE-0-2022-42941

Autodesk AutoCAD DWF File DesignReview.exe memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Autodesk AutoCAD. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file DesignReview.exe of the component DWF File Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2022-42941. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Autodesk AutoCAD (version unknown) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the file DesignReview.exe of the component DWF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A malicious crafted dwf or .pct file when consumed through DesignReview.exe application could lead to memory corruption vulnerability by read access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the current process.

The weakness was released 10/21/2022. The advisory is shared at autodesk.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-42941 since 10/14/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Autodesk

Name

AutoCAD

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

10/14/2022 🔍
10/21/2022 +7 days 🔍
10/21/2022 +0 days 🔍
05/07/2025 +929 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: autodesk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-42941 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-42941
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-211981

Entryinfo

Created: 10/21/2022 21:25
Updated: 05/07/2025 19:53
Changes: 10/21/2022 21:25 (39), 05/07/2025 19:53 (27)
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