What is CVE-2021-40165?

CVE-2021-40165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2021-40165?

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

Buffer overflow in Autodesk Autocad

CVE-2021-40165

A maliciously crafted TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC file in Autodesk Image Processing component may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC files. This vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrar…

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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

psirt@autodesk.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-40165?: CVE-2021-40165 is a high-severity vulnerability in Autodesk Autocad, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2021-40165?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.