CVE-2022-41303 - Use After Free

Severity

78%

Complexity

18%

Confidentiality

98%

A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit a use-after-free vulnerability in Autodesk FBX SDK 2020 version causing the application to reference a memory location controlled by an unauthorized third party, thereby running arbitrary code on the system.

CVSS 3.1 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Demo Examples

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following example demonstrates the weakness.


               
}
free(buf3R2);

Use After Free

CWE-416

The following code illustrates a use after free error:


               
}
free(ptr);
logError("operation aborted before commit", ptr);

When an error occurs, the pointer is immediately freed. However, this pointer is later incorrectly used in the logError function.

Overview

First reported 2 years ago

2022-10-14 17:15:00

Last updated 2 years ago

2022-10-19 05:49:00

Affected Software

Autodesk FBX Software Development Kit 2020.0

2020.0

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