Autodesk Design Review AdView.AdViewer.1 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

December 4th, 2014
ZDI-14-402 ZDI-CAN-2197

CVE ID

CVE-2014-9268

CVSS Score

7.5 AV:N/AC:L/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 AdView.AdViewer.1 ActiveX control. By providing a malformed DWF file to the control, an attacker can execute arbitrary code in the context of the browser.

Additional Details

Autodesk has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/design-review/downloads/caas/downloads/content/autodesk-design-review-2013-hotfix.html

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2014-05-12 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2014-12-04 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

Andrea Micalizzi (rgod)

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