VDB-210329 · CVE-2021-40165 · GCVE-0-2021-40165

Autodesk AutoCAD Image Processing buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Autodesk AutoCAD. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Image Processing. The manipulation leads to buffer overflow. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2021-40165. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Autodesk AutoCAD (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Image Processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A maliciously crafted TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC file in Autodesk Image Processing component may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing TIFF, PICT, TGA, or RLC files. This vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was shared 10/08/2022. The advisory is shared at autodesk.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-40165 since 08/27/2021. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at autodesk.com.

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Productinfo

Type

Image Processing Software

Vendor

Autodesk

Name

AutoCAD

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: autodesk.com

Timelineinfo

08/27/2021 🔍
10/08/2022 +407 days 🔍
10/08/2022 +0 days 🔍
02/05/2026 +1216 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: autodesk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-40165 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-40165
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210329

Entryinfo

Created: 10/08/2022 09:03
Updated: 02/05/2026 09:59
Changes: 10/08/2022 09:03 (37), 10/31/2022 10:34 (11), 02/05/2026 09:55 (2), 02/05/2026 09:59 (19)
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Committer: lywand
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