What is CVE-2021-40162?

CVE-2021-40162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-40162?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Autodesk Autocad

CVE-2021-40162

A maliciously crafted TIF, PICT, TGA, or RLC files in Autodesk Image Processing component may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing the TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC files. This vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbi…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.6th 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 Autocad
Autodesk Autocad_advance_steel
Autodesk Autocad_architecture
Autodesk Autocad_civil_3d
Autodesk Autocad_electrical
Autodesk Autocad_lt
Autodesk Autocad_map_3d
Autodesk Autocad_mechanical
Autodesk Autocad_mep
Autodesk Autocad_plant_3d

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

psirt@autodesk.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40162?: CVE-2021-40162 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-40162?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.