CVE-2022-33889 Memory corruption in Autodesk® Design Review, Autodesk® Advance Steel, Autodesk® Civil 3D®

High 7.8 Published 3 Oct 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening maliciously crafted GIF or JPEG files in Autodesk Design Review and AutoCAD.

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-2022-33889?

CVE-2022-33889 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, published on 3 Oct 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

A maliciously crafted GIF or JPEG files when parsed through Autodesk Design Review 2018, and AutoCAD 2023 and 2022 could be used to write beyond the allocated heap buffer. This vulnerability could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33889?

It affects 11 products.

Products include Autodesk Autocad, Autodesk Autocad Advance Steel, Autodesk Autocad Architecture, Autodesk Autocad Civil 3d, Autodesk Autocad Electrical, Autodesk Autocad Lt and 5 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33889 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-2022-33889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-3362-fcx9-m9w5.