CVE-2021-40164 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability affecting Autodesk products, specifically when parsing TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC files. This high-severity flaw carries a CVSS score of 7.8, indicating that a successful exploit, typically requiring user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file), could lead to arbitrary code execution with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploits (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) are currently available and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, organizations should still patch promptly given the potential for significant compromise.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 2019, < 2019.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2020, < 2020.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2021, < 2021.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2022, < 2022.1.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 2019, < 2019.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:autocad_advance_steel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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