# CVE-2024-10204: Memory corruption in eDrawings

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious X_B or SAT files in eDrawings.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5q4h-gp9j-4wfr

## What is CVE-2024-10204?

CVE-2024-10204 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes eDrawings, published on 19 Nov 2024. 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

Heap-based Buffer Overflow and Uninitialized Variable vulnerabilities exist in the X_B and SAT file reading procedure in eDrawings from Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2025. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted X_B or SAT file.

Weakness: CWE-457 (Use of Uninitialized Variable), CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-10204?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-10204?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-10204 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-10204 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-10204 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-10204 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dassault Systèmes eDrawings, published on 19 Nov 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-10204 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dassault Systèmes eDrawings. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10204/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10204/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-10204
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-10204
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-10204

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10204/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.