CVE-2008-4472

critical

Description

The UpdateEngine class in the LiveUpdate ActiveX control (LiveUpdate16.DLL 17.2.56), as used in Revit Architecture 2009 SP2 and Autodesk Design Review 2009, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via the second argument to the ApplyPatch method.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6630

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/45521

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2704

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31490

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/496847/100/0/threaded

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=12452198&linkID=11705366

http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4361

http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html

http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/live_update_hotfix0.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2008-10-07

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical