Autodesk AutoCAD 2024.1.5 CATPART File AcTranslators.exe buffer overflow

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A vulnerability was found in Autodesk AutoCAD 2024.1.5. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file AcTranslators.exe of the component CATPART File Handler. This manipulation causes buffer overflow. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-8592. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Autodesk AutoCAD 2024.1.5 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the file AcTranslators.exe of the component CATPART File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A maliciously crafted CATPART file when parsed in AcTranslators.exe through Autodesk AutoCAD can force a Memory Corruption 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. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8592 since 09/09/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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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• 2024.1.5

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• commercial

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