Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-23132

Memory Safety in Autodesk Autocad 2021 – 2021.1.4

Published
22 February 2024
Modified
17 June 2026
Patch / advisory
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 0.0060 46th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-23132 is a high-severity Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (CWE-119) vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Process Injection (T1055); ranked at the 46th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-8 (Security and Privacy Engineering Principles) and SI-10 (Information Input Validation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

A maliciously crafted STP file in atf_dwg_consumer.dll when parsed through Autodesk applications can lead to a memory corruption vulnerability by write access violation. This vulnerability in conjunction with other vulnerabilities could lead to code execution in the context of the…

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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-2024-23130Same product: Autodesk Advance Steel
CVE-2023-29076Same product: Autodesk Autocad
CVE-2024-23135Same product: Autodesk Advance Steel
CVE-2024-37007Same product: Autodesk Advance Steel
CVE-2024-37004Same product: Autodesk Advance Steel
CVE-2024-23158Same product: Autodesk Advance Steel

Affected Assets

autodesk
autocad
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad architecture
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad electrical
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad mechanical
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad mep
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad plant 3d
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
civil 3d
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
advance steel
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5
autodesk
autocad map 3d
2021 — 2021.1.4 · 2022 — 2022.1.4 · 2023 — 2023.1.5

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

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Secure engineering principles require memory-safe design and coding that structurally avoids buffer-boundary violations.

Input validation directly enforces bounds checking that stops out-of-bounds reads/writes from being introduced or reached.

Memory protection restricts exploitation impact of buffer overflows without eliminating the underlying coding flaw.

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