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Sid
20861

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Summary:
This event is generated when an attempt is made to exploit a known vulnerability in alias wavefront maya.

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Impact:
Denial of Service. Information disclosure. Loss of integrity. 

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Detailed Information:
Autodesk Maya 8.0, 8.5, 2008, 2009, and 2010 and Alias Wavefront Maya 6.5 and 7.0 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a (1) .ma or (2) .mb file that uses the Maya Embedded Language (MEL) python command or unspecified other MEL commands, related to "Script Nodes."

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Affected Systems:
autodesk alias wavefront maya 6.5
autodesk alias wavefront maya 7.0

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Attack Scenarios:


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Ease of Attack:
Simple. Exploits exist.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Upgrade to the latest non-affected version of the software.

Apply the appropriate vendor supplied patches.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team
This document was generated from data supplied by the National Vulnerability Database. A product of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
For more information see http://nvd.nist.gov/

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Additional References:

NIST CVE-2009-3578:
http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2009-3578
  
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