CVE-2007-4749
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedThe cmdjob utility in Autodesk Backburner 3.0.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on render servers by queueing jobs that contain these commands. NOTE: this is only a vulnerability in environments in which the administrator has not followed documentation that outlines the security risks of operating Backburner on untrusted networks.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe cmdjob utility in Autodesk Backburner 3.0.2 lacks proper input validation on queued job commands, allowing remote attackers to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands on connected render servers by submitting specially crafted jobs.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 3.0.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Partial
- Integrity
- Partial
- Availability
- Partial
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Autodesk Backburner is installedLook for Backburner installation on the system. On Windows, check Program Files for 'Autodesk Backburner' folder, or search for cmdjob.exe in common installation directories. On render nodes, check if the Backburner components (cmdjob, backburner manager, backburner server) are present.Affected if Autodesk Backburner software is found on the system
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Determine the installed Backburner versionRight-click on the cmdjob.exe file, select Properties, and check the Version tab. Alternatively, run 'cmdjob /?' or check the Backburner manager/server About dialog to confirm the version number.Affected if The installed version is exactly 3.0.2
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Verify cmdjob utility is network-accessibleCheck if the Backburner manager listens on network ports (default port 3081). Determine if cmdjob can be reached remotely by testing network connectivity to the Backburner manager port. Review firewall rules to confirm external access is allowed.Affected if The Backburner cmdjob interface is exposed to untrusted networks or accessible without authentication
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Check for job submission exposureDetermine if any network segmentation or authentication is required to submit jobs to the Backburner queue. Check if the job queue accepts commands from untrusted sources or if any submission restrictions exist.Affected if Unauthenticated or untrusted users can submit jobs to the Backburner queue
The environment is affected if Autodesk Backburner version 3.0.2 is installed and the cmdjob utility is accessible to untrusted parties, allowing them to submit crafted job commands.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIsolate Backburner infrastructure on trusted networks with firewall restrictions, follow Autodesk's documentation for securing Backburner on untrusted networks, and implement network segmentation for render farms.
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