Buffer overflow in Autodesk Fbx_review

CVE-2021-40157

A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in FBX’s Review version 1.5.0 and prior causing it to run arbitrary code on the system.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40157?
CVE-2021-40157 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Fbx_review, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-40157?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40157 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.