Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk Navisworks - CVE-2021-40155
Published: September 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56893
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40155
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the parsing of DWG files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Autodesk Navisworks
Autodesk Infraworks
Autodesk Infraworks
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40155
Install updates from vendor's website.
Autodesk Navisworks - update to 2022.1
Autodesk Infraworks - addressed in versions 2019.3 Hotfix 5, 2020.2 Hotfix 4, 2021.2 Hotfix 4, 2022.0 Hotfix 3, 2022.1 Hotfix 2
Autodesk Infraworks - addressed in versions 2019.3 Hotfix 5, 2020.2 Hotfix 4, 2021.2 Hotfix 4, 2022.0 Hotfix 3, 2022.1 Hotfix 2