CVE-2021-27033 (GCVE-0-2021-27033)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-09 14:12 – Updated: 2026-06-19 13:33
VLAI
Title
Double Free File Parsing Vulnerability in Autodesk Design Review
Summary
A maliciously crafted PDF file, when opened by a user in Autodesk Design Review, can trigger a Double Free vulnerability in the Autodesk Design Review application. A malicious actor may leverage this vulnerability to cause memory corruption and execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Assigner
autodesk CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Autodesk Design Review Affected: 2018.0.0, 2017.0.0, 2013.0.0, 2012.0.0, 2011.0.0 , < 2018.0.0 (semver)
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2018:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2017:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2013:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2012:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:autodesk:design_review:2011:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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