Out-of-bounds read in Autodesk Inventor - CVE-2021-40158
Published: January 24, 2022 / Updated: March 8, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59946
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-40158
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 when parsing the JT file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted JT file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Affected software
Autodesk Inventor
How to mitigate CVE-2021-40158
Install updates from vendor's website.
Autodesk Inventor - update to 2022.2
External References
- https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0002
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-288/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-287/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-286/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-285/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-284/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-283/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-281/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-455/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-454/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-453/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-452/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-451/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-450/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-449/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-448/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-447/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-445/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-444/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-443/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-466/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-441/