{"id":76032,"date":"2025-09-21T00:15:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T00:15:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:21","slug":"cve-2025-5038-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-certain-autodesk-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5038-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-certain-autodesk-products\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5038: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Certain Autodesk Products<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The recently reported vulnerability, CVE-2025-5038, represents a significant security risk to users of certain Autodesk products. This vulnerability arises from a memory corruption issue that is triggered when parsing maliciously crafted X_T files. The severity of this threat cannot be understated, given the potential for arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83642\">code execution<\/a>, which could lead to severe data leakage or even system compromise. This vulnerability is especially concerning for the vast number of organizations and professionals who rely on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47696-high-risk-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-solwin-blog-designer-pro\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86067\">Autodesk<\/a> software for designing and modeling tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5038<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.8, CVSS v3.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: File\/Link<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85694\">System Compromise<\/a>, Data Leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1544748629\" 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 AutoCAD | All versions up to 2025<br \/>\nAutodesk Inventor | All versions up to 2025<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability originates from the software&#8217;s inability to properly handle <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55454-authenticated-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-dootask-v1-0-51\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84455\">certain<\/a> parameters of X_T files. When a malicious actor crafts an X_T file with specific parameters designed to exploit this flaw, and this file is subsequently opened in the affected Autodesk product, it leads to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54491-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-3-9-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83447\">buffer overflow<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83827\">overflow can corrupt the memory<\/a> of the running process. The attacker can then use this memory corruption to insert and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22403-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery-cc\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83915\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the currently running process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2892413849\" 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>This is a conceptual example illustrating how a malicious payload might look like. Please note that the specifics can vary greatly.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">#include &lt;iostream&gt;\n#include &lt;fstream&gt;\nint main() {\nstd::ofstream file;\nfile.open(&quot;exploit.x_t&quot;);\nfile &lt;&lt; &quot;HEADER;\\n&quot;;\nfile &lt;&lt; &quot;1;&quot; &lt;&lt; std::string(5000, &#039;A&#039;) &lt;&lt; &quot;;\\n&quot;;  \/\/ Overflow the buffer\nfile &lt;&lt; &quot;FOOTER;\\n&quot;;\nfile.close();\nreturn 0;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This code writes an X_T file with a very large string of &#8216;A&#8217; characters, which could cause a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54493-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-the-biosig-project-libbiosig-3-9-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83415\">buffer overflow when this file is parsed by the vulnerable<\/a> software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Autodesk has already issued patches to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87227\">address this vulnerability<\/a>. Users are strongly encouraged to apply the patch to mitigate the risk. For those who are unable to apply the patch immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can provide temporary mitigation. These systems should be configured to detect and block <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48149-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-cook-meal\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84484\">files that appear to be crafted to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The recently reported vulnerability, CVE-2025-5038, represents a significant security risk to users of certain Autodesk products. This vulnerability arises from a memory corruption issue that is triggered when parsing maliciously crafted X_T files. The severity of this threat cannot be understated, given the potential for arbitrary code execution, which could lead to severe data [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[86,80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-76032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-buffer-overflow","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=76032"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80071,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/76032\/revisions\/80071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=76032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=76032"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=76032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}