Security Resilience

CVE-2023-25004

Memory Safety in Autodesk Autocad 2020 – 2020.1.6

Memory Safety
Published
27 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 7.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0024 14th percentile
Risk Priority 55 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-25004 is a high-severity Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique LSA Secrets (T1003.004); ranked at the 14th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted pskernel.dll file in Autodesk products is used to trigger integer overflow vulnerabilities. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities may lead to code execution.

CWE(s)
CWE-190

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.004 LSA Secrets Credential Access
Adversaries with SYSTEM access to a host may attempt to access Local Security Authority (LSA) secrets, which can contain a variety of different credential materials, such as credentials for service accounts.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.005 Cached Domain Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access cached domain credentials used to allow authentication to occur in the event a domain controller is unavailable.
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.006 DCSync Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to access credentials and other sensitive information by abusing a Windows Domain Controller's application programming interface (API)(Citation: Microsoft DRSR Dec 2017) (Citation: Microsoft GetNCCChanges) (Citati…
attack.mitre.org →
T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.
attack.mitre.org →
T1006 Direct Volume Access Stealth
Adversaries may directly access a volume to bypass file access controls and file system monitoring.
attack.mitre.org →
T1008 Fallback Channels Command And Control
Adversaries may use fallback or alternate communication channels if the primary channel is compromised or inaccessible in order to maintain reliable command and control and to avoid data transfer thresholds.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2023-41140Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2023-27915Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2023-29067Same product: Autodesk Autocad

Affected Assets

autodesk
alias
2023 — 2023.1.1
autodesk
autocad
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad advance steel
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad architecture
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad civil 3d
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad electrical
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad lt
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad map 3d
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad mechanical
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
autodesk
autocad mep
2020 — 2020.1.6 · 2021 — 2021.1.3 · 2022 — 2022.1.3
+7 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V5.2.6

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require use of safe arithmetic, bounds checks, and testing that prevent integer overflows.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

References