{"id":48988,"date":"2025-06-04T17:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T17:17:45","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-03T00:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:32:15","slug":"cve-2025-2497-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2497-stack-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2497: Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Autodesk Revit<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity community has recently identified a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-2497, that poses a significant threat to users of Autodesk Revit, a popular software product used in the construction industry for designing and managing building projects. The vulnerability exploits a weakness in the way Autodesk Revit parses DWG files, a common file format used in the software. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5098-printershare-android-app-vulnerability-allows-unauthorized-gmail-account-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55114\">vulnerability is crucial due to its potential to allow<\/a> an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2497<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-27010-path-traversal-vulnerability-in-bslthemes-tastyc-leading-to-php-local-file-inclusion\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55829\">Local File<\/a><br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56438\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3500460909\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Autodesk Revit | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48477-critical-vulnerability-in-freescout-prior-to-version-1-8-180\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57831\">versions prior<\/a> to the vendor patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An attacker exploiting this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31916-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-jp-students-result-management-system-premium\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54897\">vulnerability would prepare a maliciously crafted DWG file<\/a>, designed to cause a Stack-Based Buffer Overflow when parsed by Autodesk Revit. This Overflow can then be used to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48828-arbitrary-php-code-execution-in-vbulletin-via-template-conditionals\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55736\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> on the victim&#8217;s machine. The code runs in the context of the current process, which means that if the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33117-privileged-user-vulnerability-in-ibm-qradar-siem\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62974\">user has administrative privileges<\/a>, the attacker could gain complete control over the user&#8217;s system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-179736893\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following pseudocode provides a conceptual example of how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-45997-exploiting-file-upload-vulnerability-in-web-based-pharmacy-product-management-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57832\">vulnerability might be exploited<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">create DWG_file {\nbuffer: [256 bytes],\npayload: {\ndata: [arbitrary code],\noverflow: generateOverflow(256 bytes)\n}\n}\nfunction generateOverflow(size) {\nreturn new Array(size + 1).join(&#039;A&#039;);\n}\nsend DWG_file to victim;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this conceptual example, a DWG file is created with a buffer size of 256 bytes. The payload contains <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3357-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-ibm-tivoli-monitoring\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56437\">arbitrary code<\/a> and an overflow generated by repeating the character &#8216;A&#8217; more times than the buffer can handle. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5156-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-h3c-gr-5400ax\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54913\">overflow forces the buffer<\/a> to overwrite adjacent memory, thus allowing the arbitrary code to be executed when the DWG file is opened in Autodesk Revit.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of affected versions of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5037-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88118\">Autodesk Revit<\/a> are advised to apply the vendor-supplied patch immediately. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5485-a-critical-vulnerability-pertaining-to-user-name-enumeration-in-web-management-interfaces\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"62975\">users should consider implementing a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-3055-critical-arbitrary-file-deletion-vulnerability-in-wp-user-frontend-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"59199\">Users should also exercise caution when opening DWG files<\/a>, especially those received from untrusted sources.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity community has recently identified a critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-2497, that poses a significant threat to users of Autodesk Revit, a popular software product used in the construction industry for designing and managing building projects. 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