CVE-2024-3298 — Out-Of-Bounds Write and Type Confusion vulnerabilities exist in the file reading

Out-Of-Bounds Write and Type Confusion vulnerabilities exist in the file reading procedure in eDrawings from Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2024. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted DWG or D

01What is this vulnerability?

Out-Of-Bounds Write and Type Confusion vulnerabilities exist in the file reading procedure in eDrawings from Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 through Release SOLIDWORKS 2024. These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code while opening a specially crafted DWG or DXF. NOTE: this vulnerability was SPLIT from CVE-2024-1847.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dassault Systèmes	eDrawings	Release SOLIDWORKS 2023 SP0, Release SOLIDWORKS 2024 SP0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

08Timeline

• Published: 2024-04-04T15:11:24.865Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-01T20:05:08.234Z

09References

• www.3ds.com — https://www.3ds.com/vulnerability/advisories