CVE-2021-27043
HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.88%
Last modified
CVE-2021-27043 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An Arbitrary Address Write issue in the Autodesk DWG application can allow a malicious user to leverage the application to write in unexpected paths. In order to exploit this the attacker would need the victim to enable full page heap in the application.. EPSS estimates a 0.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An Arbitrary Address Write issue in the Autodesk DWG application can allow a malicious user to leverage the application to write in unexpected paths. In order to exploit this the attacker would need the victim to enable full page heap in the application.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Autodesk | Advance Steel | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Advance Steel | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Advance Steel | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Advance Steel | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Architecture | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Architecture | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Architecture | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Architecture | >= 2022, <= 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Electrical | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Electrical | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Electrical | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Electrical | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Lt | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Lt | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Lt | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Lt | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Map 3d | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Map 3d | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Map 3d | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Map 3d | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mechanical | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mechanical | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mechanical | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mechanical | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mep | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mep | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mep | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Mep | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Plant 3d | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Plant 3d | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Plant 3d | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Autocad Plant 3d | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Civil 3d | >= 2019, < 2019.1.3 |
| Autodesk | Civil 3d | >= 2020, < 2020.1.4 |
| Autodesk | Civil 3d | >= 2021, < 2021.1.1 |
| Autodesk | Civil 3d | >= 2022, < 2022.0.1 |
| Autodesk | Dwg Trueview | >= 2022, < 2022.1.1 |
References
Timeline
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2021-27043?
An Arbitrary Address Write issue in the Autodesk DWG application can allow a malicious user to leverage the application to write in unexpected paths. In order to exploit this the attacker would need the victim to enable full page heap in the application.
How severe is CVE-2021-27043?
CVE-2021-27043 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.88% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27043?
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