Advisory Details

December 8th, 2015

Autodesk Design Review BMP RLE Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-15-615
ZDI-CAN-2927

CVE ID CVE-2015-8572
CVSS SCORE 6.8, AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
AFFECTED VENDORS Autodesk
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Design Review
VULNERABILITY DETAILS


This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Autodesk Design Review. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the handling of BMP files. The issue lies in the failure to ensure that run-length encoded data does not write outside the bounds of the allocated buffer. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute code within the context of the current process.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS Autodesk has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/design-review/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-design-review-2013-hotfix.html
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2015-05-20 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2015-12-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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