Advisory Details

February 10th, 2022

Autodesk Inventor JT File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-22-282
ZDI-CAN-15671

CVE ID CVE-2021-40159
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Autodesk
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Inventor
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Autodesk Inventor. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of JT files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Autodesk has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2022-0002
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-10-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2022-02-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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