Check Point Advisories

Autodesk AutoCAD Insecure FAS Loading (CVE-2014-0818)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2014-1192
Date Published:	3 Apr 2014
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Thursday 03 April, 2014
Source:	CVE-2014-0818
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R75 and above
Who is Vulnerable?	Autodesk AutoCAD 2013
Vulnerability Description	A code execution vulnerability has been reported in AutoCAD. The vulnerability is due to using improper search path when loading FAS files. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a user to process an FAS file from a malicious source.

Protection Overview

This protection will detect and block attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R70 / R71 / R75 and above

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Autodesk AutoCAD Insecure FAS Loading protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all modules.

SmartView Tracker will log the following entries:

Attack Name:  Content Protection Violation.
Attack Information:  Autodesk AutoCAD Insecure FAS Loading