What is CVE-2021-40160?

CVE-2021-40160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-40160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-40160 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk Advance Steel

CVE-2021-40160

PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (72.3th 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)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

psirt@autodesk.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40160?: CVE-2021-40160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-40160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-40160 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.