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Cinema 4dApplication · Nemetschek

CVE-2024-25423

HIGH · 7.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-02-22
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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73/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
No privileges

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 · unedited
An issue in MAXON CINEMA 4D R2024.2.0 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted c4d_base.xdl64 file.

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 · moderate confidence

A crafted c4d_base.xdl64 file loaded by MAXON CINEMA 4D R2024.2.0 triggers arbitrary code execution, likely due to memory corruption or improper input validation in the .xdl64 file parser.

MitigationAvoid opening .xdl64 files from untrusted sources; apply vendor patches when available; restrict file access permissions.

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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
Cinema 4dApplication
Affected:= 2024.2

CVSS 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
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Cinema 4D version
    Open Cinema 4D, then go to Help > About CINEMA 4D to view the exact version number, or check the application metadata in the installation directory
    Affected if The displayed version shows 2024.2 exactly
  2. Locate the Cinema 4D executable
    Check the installation folder (typically C:\Program Files\Maxon Cinema 4D or /Applications/Maxon Cinema 4D on macOS) for the cinema4d.exe or Cinema 4D app binary
    Affected if The executable version metadata shows 2024.2.0 build number
  3. Verify the .xdl64 file parser is present
    Confirm the Cinema 4D installation includes the file loading modules by checking if the software can open scene or preset files; the vulnerability exists in the .xdl64 parsing component
    Affected if The software can load .xdl64 or scene files and the parser module is present in the installation

A user is affected only if they have Cinema 4D version 2024.2 specifically and the software's .xdl64 file parser is accessible when loading files from potentially untrusted sources.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Avoid opening .xdl64 files from untrusted sources; apply vendor patches when available; restrict file access permissions.

Fix this in Cinema 4d Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation40.0 h
  • Testing16.0 h
  • Review / QA8.0 h
72.0 hours of engineering $12,640
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