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Out-of-bounds WriteWeakness · CWE-787

CVE-2024-8894

HIGH · 8.1 CVSS v4.0 Published 2024-12-04
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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84/100
Remediation priority · High
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
Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability was discovered in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2025.10. Reading crafted DWF file and missing proper checks on received SectionIterator data can trigger an unhandled exception. This can allow attackers to cause a crash, potentially enabling a denial-of-service attack (Crash, Exit, or Restart) or possible code execution.

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 confidence

Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK versions prior to 2025.10. When parsing crafted DWF files, missing proper validation checks on SectionIterator data allows writing beyond allocated buffer boundaries, triggering an unhandled exception. This can cause application crashes (denial of service) or potentially enable arbitrary code execution.

MitigationUpgrade Drawings SDK to version 2025.10 or later which implements proper bounds checking on SectionIterator data. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict processing of untrusted DWF files and implement additional input validation layers.

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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
Low
Privileges
None
Authentication
X
User interaction
A
Scope
X

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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

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  1. Identify Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK installation
    Scan the system for ODA Drawings SDK libraries. Common library names include 'OdDwgsdk.dll', 'libOdDwg.so', or search for 'ODA' or 'Open Design Alliance' in installed application components and dependencies.
    Affected if The ODA Drawings SDK is present on the system
  2. Determine installed SDK version
    Check the SDK library version through file properties, version resources, or query the SDK version via its API if the application exposes this information. Look for version metadata in the DLL/SO files or associated version manifests.
    Affected if Version is detected as earlier than 2025.10
  3. Check if DWF file parsing is enabled
    Review application configuration and loaded modules to determine if DWF file format handling is active. Check for DWF-specific modules, file format handlers, or SectionIterator component being loaded. This feature is part of the core SDK when DWF support is compiled in.
    Affected if DWF parsing capability is enabled or available in the application
  4. Look for crashes during DWF processing
    Review application logs, crash dumps, and exception reports for unhandled exceptions occurring when DWF files are parsed. The vulnerability triggers in SectionIterator when processing crafted DWF files.
    Affected if Crashes or exceptions occur when processing DWF files and the SDK version is pre-2025.10

The environment is affected if Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK version is detected as prior to 2025.10 and DWF file parsing functionality is enabled or used.

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dbcve · scoped
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Upgrade Drawings SDK to version 2025.10 or later which implements proper bounds checking on SectionIterator data. If immediate patching is not feasible, restrict processing of untrusted DWF files and implement additional input validation layers.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

Drawings SDK version 2025.10 or later

  1. 1. Identify the current version of Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK in use by checking project dependencies or SDK version information
  2. 2. Compare the installed version against the fixed release (2025.10 or later)
  3. 3. Download the latest Drawings SDK version 2025.10 or later from the official Open Design Alliance source at www.opendesign.com
  4. 4. Update the SDK dependency in the project to point to the new version
  5. 5. Rebuild and test the application to ensure the vulnerability is addressed and functionality remains intact

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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