CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2021-40166

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A maliciously crafted PNG file in Autodesk Image Processing component may be used to attempt to free an object that has already been freed while parsing them. This vulnerability may be exploited by attackers to execute arbitrary code.

CWE-416Use After Free

How to fix

Remediation Available
autocadNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad advance steelNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad architectureNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad civil 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad electricalNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad ltNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.2.2Fixed in:2022.2.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad map 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad mechanicalNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad mepNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
autocad plant 3dNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.2Fixed in:2022.1.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
dwg trueviewNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.1.1Fixed in:2022.1.1CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
fusionNVD
Affected:>= 2.0.10356, < 2.0.11405Fixed in:2.0.11405CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
infrastructure parts editorNVD
Affected:>= 2020, < 2020.0.2Fixed in:2020.0.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
infraworksNVD
Affected:>= 2021, < 2021.2Fixed in:2021.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
inventorNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.2Fixed in:2022.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
navisworksNVD
Affected:>= 2022, < 2022.2Fixed in:2022.2CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
revitNVD
Affected:>= 2021, < 2021.1.5Fixed in:2021.1.5CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD
storm and sanitary analysisNVD
Affected:>= 2021, < 2021.3.1Fixed in:2021.3.1CVE-2021-40166derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days
15thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 15% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-416 (Use After Free) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

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CVE-2019-0708Critical9.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2021-31166Critical9.8100%KEVFix
CVE-2015-5119Critical9.899%KEV-
CVE-2010-3962High8.197%KEV-
CVE-2015-0313Critical9.896%KEVFix
CVE-2017-9798High7.595%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.