Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-29076

Memory Safety in Autodesk Autocad ≤ 2024.1

Published
23 November 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0097 59th percentile
Risk Priority 73 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-29076 is a critical-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Process Injection (T1055); ranked in the top 41% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted MODEL, SLDASM, SAT or CATPART file when parsed through Autodesk AutoCAD 2024 and 2023 could cause memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability, along with other vulnerabilities, could lead to code execution in the current process.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1055 Process Injection Stealth
Adversaries may inject code into processes in order to evade process-based defenses as well as possibly elevate privileges.
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalation
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to elevate privileges.
T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Access
Adversaries may attempt to exploit a weakness in an Internet-facing host or system to initially access a network.
T1203 Exploitation for Client Execution Execution
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in client applications to execute code.
T1210 Exploitation of Remote Services Lateral Movement
Adversaries may exploit remote services to gain unauthorized access to internal systems once inside of a network.
T1212 Exploitation for Credential Access Credential Access
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities in an attempt to collect credentials.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

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CVE-2024-23133Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2024-23128Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2024-23130Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2024-9489Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2023-27912Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2023-27913Same product: Autodesk Autocad

Affected Assets

autodesk
autocad
≤ 2024.1 · 2023.0.0 — 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad advance steel
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad architecture
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad civil 3d
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad electrical
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad lt
≤ 2023.1.4 · ≤ 2024.1 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad map 3d
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad mechanical
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad mep
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1
autodesk
autocad plant 3d
≤ 2023.1.4 · 2024.0.0 — 2024.1.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V17.3.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-119

Ongoing control assessments and code testing (static/dynamic analysis, fuzzing) surface memory buffer restriction failures, which are then remediated before release.

addresses: CWE-119

Managed runtimes used by platform-independent applications (e.g., JVM, CLR) enforce memory safety, preventing most buffer overflows that require direct memory manipulation.

addresses: CWE-119

Memory protections (e.g., W^X, ASLR) make exploitation of buffer-boundary violations far harder to turn into code execution.

addresses: CWE-119

Detects exploitation attempts that produce memory corruption, crashes, or anomalous behavior.

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 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (bounds checking, safe APIs, reviews) directly prevent this class of flaw.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and code analysis directly surface buffer-boundary flaws.

ID.RA-08 partial match
prevents

Receiving and triaging vulnerability disclosures commonly includes buffer-related reports.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Developer training on secure coding reduces introduction of memory-buffer errors.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching replaces vulnerable code containing buffer-boundary defects.

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.

finds

Security testing in development catches out-of-bounds accesses before release, covering most instances of the weakness.

prevents

Secure development lifecycle mandates memory-safety practices that directly prevent buffer-boundary violations.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify memory-safety rules, but do not prescribe implementation details.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles include memory-safe design patterns that mitigate buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly forbid unsafe buffer operations, directly eliminating CWE-119.

References