Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in PDFTron Software by PDFTron Systems, Inc.
CVE-2021-40160

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Autodesk
Status
Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk® Advance Steel, Autocad®, Autocad® Architecture, Autocad® Electrical, Autocad® Map 3d, Autocad® Mechanical, Autocad® Mep, Autocad® Plant 3d, Autocad® Lt, Autodesk® Civil 3d, Autocad® Mac, Autocad® Lt For Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
23 December 2021

Summary

A vulnerability in PDFTron SDK prior to version 9.0.7 may lead to unexpected behavior due to parsing a specially crafted PDF file. This flaw allows attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code, posing serious security risks to affected systems.

Affected Version(s)

Revit, Navisworks, Autodesk® Advance Steel, AutoCAD®, AutoCAD® Architecture, AutoCAD® Electrical, AutoCAD® Map 3D, AutoCAD® Mechanical, AutoCAD® MEP, AutoCAD® Plant 3D, AutoCAD® LT, Autodesk® Civil 3D, AutoCAD® Mac, AutoCAD® LT for Mac prior to 9.0.7

References

https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-s...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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