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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Execution EDB-6630 · remote · Sep 30, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- designreview-liveupdate-unauth-access(45521) vdb-entry
- 31490 vdb-entry
- http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112&id=12452198&linkID=11705366
- 6630 exploit
- http://images.autodesk.com/adsk/files/live_update_hotfix0.html
- 4361 third-party-advisory
- http://retrogod.altervista.org/9sg_autodesk_revit_arch_2009_exploit.html
- ADV-2008-2704 vdb-entry
- 20080930 Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module remote code execution exploit mailing-list