CVE-2008-4472

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Summary

CVECVE-2008-4472
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2008-10-07 20:00:17 UTC
Updated2026-04-23 00:35:47 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 9.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Autodesk Design Review 2009 All All All
Application Autodesk Dwf Viewer All All All All
Application Autodesk Revit Architecture 2009 sp2 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Autodesk 'LiveUpdate16.DLL' ActiveX Control Arbitrary Program Execution Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module remote code execution exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 retrogod.altervista.org
Autodesk | 3D Design, Engineering & Construction Software af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usa.autodesk.com
Autodesk DWF Viewer Control / LiveUpdate Module - Remote Code Execution - Windows remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
CXSecurity - IDS af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 securityreason.com
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Live Update Hotfix af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 images.autodesk.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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