Autodesk Design Review PDF File Parsing Type Confusion Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

June 22nd, 2021
ZDI-21-718 ZDI-CAN-12795

CVE ID

CVE-2021-27038

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

Design Review

Vulnerability Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Autodesk Design Review. 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a type confusion condition. 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-2021-0003

Disclosure Timeline

  • 2021-01-29 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-06-22 - Coordinated public release of advisory

Credit

xina1i at SecZone

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