Use-after-free in Autodesk Design Review - CVE-2021-27037
Published: June 24, 2021 / Updated: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54345
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27037
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing PNG, PDF, TIFF or DWF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Autodesk Design Review
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27037
Install updates from vendor's website.
Autodesk Design Review - update to 2018 Hotfix 3