Out-of-bounds write in Autodesk Navisworks - CVE-2021-40156
Published: September 27, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56896
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-2021-40156
CWE-ID: CWE-787
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 boundary error within the parsing of DWG files. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Affected software
Autodesk Navisworks
Autodesk Infraworks
Autodesk Infraworks
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40156
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