What is CVE-2021-46617?

CVE-2021-46617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bentley Microstation, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2021-46617?

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

Vulnerability in Bentley Microstation

CVE-2021-46617

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley MicroStation CONNECT 10.16.0.80. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of TIF images. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of memory prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-15411.

EPSS: 0.020 (78.8th 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

Bentley Microstation
Bentley Microstation Connect — versions 10.16.0.80
Bentley Microstation_connect
Bentley View

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-457

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46617?: CVE-2021-46617 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bentley Microstation, classified under CWE-457. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2021-46617?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.