Autodesk AutoCAD 2025.1 3DM File Parser AcTranslators.exe heap-based overflow

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A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Autodesk AutoCAD 2025.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file AcTranslators.exe of the component 3DM File Parser. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2024-8591. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability was found in Autodesk AutoCAD 2025.1 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the file AcTranslators.exe of the component 3DM File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A maliciously crafted 3DM file when parsed in AcTranslators.exe through Autodesk AutoCAD can force a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow 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.

The advisory is shared at autodesk.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8591 since 09/09/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/30/2024).

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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• Image Processing Software

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• Autodesk

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• AutoCAD

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• 2025.1

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• commercial

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