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Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability in Autodesk FBX SDK


Autodesk ID: ADSK-SA-2023-0025

Product, Service, Component: Autodesk FBX SDK 

Impact: Out-of-Bounds Write

Severity: Medium 

Original Publish: 12/9/2024 

Last Revised: 12/9/2024 

Severity CVSS Score Impact
Low 0.1 - 3.9 A vulnerability where scope and impact of exploitation is restricted and the ability to exploit is extremely difficult.
Medium 4.0 - 6.9 A vulnerability where exploitation is mitigated by factors such as difficulty to exploit, default configuration or ease of identification.
High 7.0 - 8.9 A vulnerability, which if exploited, would directly impact the confidentiality, integrity or availability of user's data or processing resources.
Critical 9.0 - 10 A vulnerability, which if exploited, would allow remote execution of malicious code without user action.

Summary 

Autodesk FBX SDK is affected by an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to code execution. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction.    

Description  

The details of these vulnerabilities are as follows:  

  1. CVE-2023-7298: A maliciously crafted FBX file, when parsed through Autodesk FBX SDK, may force an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a crash, cause data corruption, or execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Affected Products 

Item: Autodesk FBX SDK

Impacted Versions: 2020.3.4 or earlier

Mitigated Versions: 2020.3.5 or later

Update Source: Autodesk Access or Accounts Portal

*Note: Product list subject to change.

Recommendations  

Autodesk highly recommends that customers of the affected products install the latest mitigated product versions noted above, as applicable, via Autodesk Access or the Accounts Portal. As a general best practice, we also recommend that customers only open files from trusted sources.    

Acknowledgements  

We thank the following researchers for reporting these issues and for working with Autodesk to help protect our customers:  

  • Daniel Wolfman for reporting CVE-2023-7298

Revision History 

Revision: 1.0

Date: 12/9/2024

Description: Initial Release of the Security Advisory


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