CVE-2021-40157 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in FBX’s Review version 1.5.0 and prior causing it to run arbitrary code on the system.

Published: 2021-09-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Autodesk FBX Review

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`All versions prior to version to 1.5.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:fbx_review:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27342	A user may be tricked into opening a malicious FBX file which may exploit an Untrusted Pointer Dereference vulnerability in FBX’s Review version 1.5.0 and prior causing it to run arbitrary code on the system.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0076.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisories/adsk-sa-2021-0001

History

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Subscriptions

Autodesk Fbx Review

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: autodesk

Published: 2021-09-15T14:11:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:27:31.582Z

Reserved: 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-40157

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-15T15:15:07.813

Modified: 2026-06-17T04:06:36.517

Link: CVE-2021-40157

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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