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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (53.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Autodesk Fbx Review
- Autodesk Fbx Review — versions All versions prior to version to 1.5.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0001 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
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.