Uncontrolled Memory Allocation in Autodesk Maya’s .usdc Loader Causing DoS
CVE-2025-4605 Published on June 11, 2025
USD File Parsing Memory Allocation Vulnerability
A maliciously crafted .usdc file, when loaded through Autodesk Maya, can force an uncontrolled memory allocation vulnerability. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service (DoS), or cause data corruption.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-4605 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Stack Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
CVE-2025-4605 has been classified to as a Stack Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-4605
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Affected Versions
Autodesk USD for Maya:- Version Maya USD 0.31.0 and below Maya USD 0.32.0 is affected.
- Version Max USD 0.10 and below Max USD 0.11 is affected.
- Version 2025 and below 2025.3.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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