Untrusted Pointer Dereference in FBX Review - CVE-2021-40157
Published: October 1, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU56977
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2021-40157
CWE-ID: CWE-822
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Autodesk
Affected software:
FBX Review
FBX Review
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to untrusted pointer dereference error within the parsing of DAE files. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file, trigger pointer dereference and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise the affected system.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40157
Install update from vendor's website.