{"id":78946,"date":"2025-09-28T12:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T12:42:10","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-28T12:32:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T18:32:41","slug":"cve-2025-6634-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-3ds-max-triggered-by-malicious-tga-files","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6634-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-autodesk-3ds-max-triggered-by-malicious-tga-files\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-6634: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Autodesk 3ds Max Triggered by Malicious TGA files<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-6634 vulnerability involves a serious flaw within the popular 3D modelling software, Autodesk 3ds Max. This vulnerability is triggered by maliciously crafted TGA files, which when imported or linked, can force a memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability holds serious implications for users of Autodesk 3ds Max, as it can potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86396\">lead to unauthorized system<\/a> access, system compromise, and data leaks.<br \/>\nThe exploitation of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9114-critical-arbitrary-user-password-change-vulnerability-in-doccure-wordpress-theme\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88287\">vulnerability requires user<\/a> interaction, making anyone who opens or interacts with a compromised TGA file a potential victim. Therefore, this CVE is a significant concern for professionals, hobbyists, and any individual or organization that uses Autodesk 3ds Max in their workflows.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-6634<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Maliciously crafted TGA file<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49532-integer-underflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86180\">arbitrary code<\/a>, potential system compromise, and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1243142367\" 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 3ds Max | All versions prior to patch release<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit works by crafting a malicious TGA (Targa) file that causes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22435-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86268\">memory corruption<\/a> when it is imported or linked to Autodesk 3ds Max. This corruption allows an attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49531-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-28-7-6-29-5-1-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86193\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current process. The arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58163-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-freescout-help-desk-software\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86330\">code execution<\/a> can then be leveraged to compromise the system or exfiltrate data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2968231880\" 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>Below is a pseudocode representation of the steps an attacker might take to exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode\ndef craft_malicious_tga():\ntga_file = new TGAFile()\ntga_file.inject_corruption_payload() # Crafted to exploit the memory corruption vulnerability in Autodesk 3ds Max\nreturn tga_file\ndef exploit(target_system, malicious_tga):\n# The malicious TGA file is sent to the target system,\n# where it is expected to be opened with Autodesk 3ds Max\ntarget_system.receive_file(malicious_tga)\nmalicious_tga = craft_malicious_tga()\nexploit(target_system, malicious_tga)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Please note that this is a conceptual pseudocode and is not intended for actual use. Instead, it is provided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30330-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-illustrator-versions-29-3-28-7-5-and-earlier\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"91706\">illustrate how the vulnerability<\/a> might be exploited.<br \/>\nMitigation for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58745-arbitrary-file-upload-vulnerability-in-wegia-web-manager-for-charitable-institutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88104\">vulnerability involves applying the vendor&#8217;s patch or using a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5040-heap-based-overflow-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"88100\">Autodesk has already released patches for this vulnerability<\/a> and users are strongly advised to update their software as soon as possible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-6634 vulnerability involves a serious flaw within the popular 3D modelling software, Autodesk 3ds Max. This vulnerability is triggered by maliciously crafted TGA files, which when imported or linked, can force a memory corruption vulnerability. This vulnerability holds serious implications for users of Autodesk 3ds Max, as it can potentially lead to unauthorized [&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":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-78946","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78946","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=78946"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78946\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84875,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78946\/revisions\/84875"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78946"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=78946"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=78946"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}