CVE intelligence and bounded remediation

CVE-2019-7358 — Autodesk Advance Steel security vulnerability

High CVSS 7.8

An exploitable heap overflow vulnerability in the DXF-parsing functionality in Autodesk Advance Steel 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD Architecture 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD MEP 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD P&ID 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D 2018, Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2018, and Autodesk Civil 3D 2018. A specially crafted DXF file may cause a heap overflow, resulting in code execution.

Severity
High
CVSS
7.8 (3.0)
Published
2019-04-09
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
software/application
Weaknesses
CWE-787

Affected products

  • autodesk / advance_steel / 2018
  • autodesk / autocad / 2018
  • autodesk / autocad_architecture / 2018
  • autodesk / autocad_electrical / 2018
  • autodesk / autocad_lt / 2018
  • autodesk / autocad_map_3d / 2018

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Matched remediation archetype

Buffer bounds, memory safety, and memory corruption

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Check exposure

  • Identify affected native-code versions, build flags, architectures, parsers, codecs, drivers, and input paths in all shipped artifacts.
  • Determine whether untrusted data reaches the affected routine and the process privilege, sandbox, and network exposure.
  • Confirm statically linked, vendored, firmware, and platform-provided copies, not only package-manager records.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the maintained upstream correction or replace the affected component, then rebuild every dependent artifact from clean inputs.
  • Adopt bounds-checked interfaces, validated sizes and integer conversions, clear ownership, and memory-safe components where practical.
  • Enable supported compiler and runtime hardening and add sanitized tests and fuzz regression seeds derived from non-weaponized fixtures.

Authoritative sources

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