Autodesk AutoCAD/Advance Steel/Civil 3D STP File ASMKERN228A.dll untrusted pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Autodesk AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library ASMKERN228A.dll of the component STP File Handler. Such manipulation leads to untrusted pointer dereference. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-23136. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Autodesk AutoCAD, Advance Steel and Civil 3D (affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality in the library ASMKERN228A.dll of the component STP File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-822. The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

A maliciously crafted STP file in ASMKERN228A.dll when parsed through Autodesk applications can be used to dereference an untrusted pointer. This vulnerability, along with other vulnerabilities, could lead to code execution in the current process.

The weakness was released 02/22/2024. The advisory is available at autodesk.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23136 since 01/11/2024. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 12/31/2025).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Class: Untrusted pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-822
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Physical: Partially
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: autodesk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23136 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23136
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-254486

Entryinfo

Created: 02/22/2024 08:09
Updated: 12/31/2025 02:22
Changes: 02/22/2024 08:09 (37), 01/28/2025 00:30 (28), 04/11/2025 21:49 (5), 04/18/2025 23:42 (3), 12/31/2025 02:22 (1)
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