{"id":83132,"date":"2025-10-19T11:06:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T11:06:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-20T23:02:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T05:02:09","slug":"cve-2025-5046-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-autodesk-autocad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5046-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-autodesk-autocad\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-5046: Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Autodesk AutoCAD<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability CVE-2025-5046 represents a significant risk to Autodesk AutoCAD users due to an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability when importing or linking a maliciously crafted DGN file. This vulnerability can lead to a system crash, data leakage, or even arbitrary code execution, contributing to potential system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-5046<br \/>\nSeverity: High 7.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, sensitive data leakage, and potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58045-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-dataease\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90374\">code execution<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-948753173\" 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 date of report<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit operates by manipulating the input process of DGN files in Autodesk AutoCAD. By crafting a DGN file with specific malicious content, an attacker can trigger an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5042-out-of-bounds-read-vulnerability-in-autodesk-revit\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90537\">Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability<\/a>. This can lead to a system crash or, in more severe cases, allow the attacker to read sensitive data or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90447\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> in the context of the current process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-971201454\" 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>While the exact nature of the malicious payload may vary, the following pseudocode provides a conceptual example of how a malicious DGN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54709-critical-php-remote-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-uxper-sala\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90478\">file might be created to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\"># Pseudocode\nmalicious_dgn = DGN()\nmalicious_dgn.create(&#039;malicious_content&#039;)\n# This content forces an Out-of-Bounds Read when imported or linked in AutoCAD\nmalicious_dgn.set_content(&#039;OUT_OF_BOUNDS_CONTENT&#039;)\n# Write the malicious DGN file\nmalicious_dgn.write(&#039;malicious_file.dgn&#039;)<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This malicious file can then be imported into Autodesk AutoCAD, causing the vulnerability to be exploited. It is crucial to apply the vendor patch or use a WAF\/IDS as a temporary mitigation to prevent this vulnerability from being exploited.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The vulnerability CVE-2025-5046 represents a significant risk to Autodesk AutoCAD users due to an Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability when importing or linking a maliciously crafted DGN file. This vulnerability can lead to a system crash, data leakage, or even arbitrary code execution, contributing to potential system compromise. Vulnerability Summary CVE ID: CVE-2025-5046 Severity: High 7.8 [&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-83132","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\/83132","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=83132"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83132\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83481,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83132\/revisions\/83481"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83132"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=83132"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=83132"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}