What is CVE-2021-40161?

CVE-2021-40161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-40161?

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

Buffer overflow in Autodesk Advance Steel

CVE-2021-40161

A Memory Corruption vulnerability may lead to code execution through maliciously crafted DLL files through PDFTron earlier than 9.0.7 version.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.014 (70.4th 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

Autodesk Advance_steel
Autodesk Autocad — versions 2020, 2021, 2022
Autodesk Autocad_architecture
Autodesk Autocad_electrical
Autodesk Autocad_lt — versions 2020, 2021
Autodesk Autocad_map_3d
Autodesk Autocad_mechanical
Autodesk Autocad_mep
Autodesk Autocad_plant_3d
Autodesk Civil_3d

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40161?: CVE-2021-40161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Advance Steel, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-40161?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.