Type Confusion in Autodesk Design Review - CVE-2021-27038
Published: June 24, 2021 / Updated: June 25, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54346
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-2021-27038
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error when processing PDF files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Autodesk Design Review
How to mitigate CVE-2021-27038
Install updates from vendor's website.
Autodesk Design Review - update to 2018 Hotfix 3