CVE-2022-27871 Memory corruption in Autodesk AutoCAD product suite, Revit, Design Review and Navisworks
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a buffer overflow in the PDF parsing library used by Autodesk CAD applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27871?
CVE-2022-27871 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, published on 21 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Autodesk AutoCAD product suite, Revit, Design Review and Navisworks releases using PDFTron prior to 9.1.17 version may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing PDF files. This vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27871?
It affects 14 products.
Products include Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk Advance Steel, Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Autocad Architecture, Autodesk Autocad Civil 3d, Autodesk Autocad Electrical and 8 more.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27871?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27871 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-27871 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27871 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Autodesk Advance Steel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5gx4-f3wm-4qq2.