Buffer overflow in Autodesk Design Review - CVE-2021-27039

 

Buffer overflow in Autodesk Design Review - CVE-2021-27039

Published: June 24, 2021 / Updated: June 25, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU54347
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-27039
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Autodesk
Affected software:
Autodesk Design Review

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing TIFF files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted TIFF  file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-27039

Install updates from vendor's website.

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