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PDF File Parsing Vulnerability in Revit Software

Autodesk ID: ADSK-SA-2024-0018 

Product, Service, Component: Revit  

Impact: Out-of-Bounds Write 

Severity: High   

Original Publish: 10/15/2024   

Last Revised: 10/15/2024 

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 Revit is affected by a PDF file parsing vulnerability. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires user interaction and may lead to remote code execution.   

Description 

The details of this vulnerability are as follows: 

  1. CVE-2024-7993: A maliciously crafted PDF file, when parsed through Autodesk Revit, can force an Out-of-Bounds Write. 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. 

Affected Products

Item: Autodesk Revit 

Impacted Versions: 2025, 2024 

Mitigated Versions: 2025.3, 2024.2.2 

Update Source: Autodesk Access or Accounts Portal   

 

*Note: Product list contents 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 researcher for reporting the relevant issues and for working with Autodesk to help protect our customers:  

  • Francis Provencher {PRL} for reporting CVE-2024-7993. 

Revision History 

Revision: 1.0

Date: 10/15/2024

Description: Initial Release of the Security Advisory 

 

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