high
7.8
CWE
770 119
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2022-27871: Buffer Overflow

First published: Tue Jun 21 2022(Updated: )

Autodesk AutoCAD product suite, Revit, Design Review and Navisworks releases using PDFTron prior to 9.1.17 version may be used to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing PDF files. This vulnerability may be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

Credit: psirt@autodesk.com

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Autodesk=2021
Autodesk=2022
Autodesk AutoCAD Advance Steel=2019
Autodesk AutoCAD Advance Steel=2020
Autodesk AutoCAD Advance Steel=2021
Autodesk AutoCAD Advance Steel=2022
Autodesk AutoCAD 2024=2019
Autodesk AutoCAD 2024=2020
Autodesk AutoCAD 2024=2021
Autodesk AutoCAD 2024=2022
Autodesk AutoCAD LT for macOS=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
Autodesk Civil 3D=2019
Autodesk Civil 3D=2020
Autodesk Civil 3D=2021
Autodesk Civil 3D=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2017=2019
Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2017=2020
Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2017=2021
Autodesk AutoCAD LT 2017=2022
Autodesk AutoCAD LT for macOS=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
AutoCAD=2019
AutoCAD=2020
AutoCAD=2021
AutoCAD=2022
Autodesk Design Review 2011=2018
Autodesk Navisworks=2019
Autodesk Navisworks=2020
Autodesk Navisworks=2022
Autodesk Revit 2025=2020
Autodesk Revit 2025=2021
Autodesk Revit 2025=2022

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is CVE-2022-27871?

    CVE-2022-27871 is a vulnerability found in Autodesk AutoCAD product suite, Revit, Design Review, and Navisworks releases using PDFTron prior to version 9.1.17. It allows an attacker to write beyond the allocated buffer while parsing PDF files, potentially leading to the execution of arbitrary code.

  • Which software versions are affected by CVE-2022-27871?

    The affected software versions include Autodesk 3ds Max 2021 and 2022, Autodesk Advance Steel 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk Autocad 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 (including macOS), Autodesk Autocad Architecture 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk Autocad Civil 3d 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk Autocad LT 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 (including macOS), Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk AutoCAD Mechanical 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk AutoCAD MEP 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk AutoCAD Plant 3D 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, Autodesk Design Review 2018, and Autodesk Navisworks 2019, 2020, and 2022.

  • What is the severity of CVE-2022-27871?

    CVE-2022-27871 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.

  • How can CVE-2022-27871 be exploited?

    CVE-2022-27871 can be exploited by parsing malicious PDF files, which can lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

  • Is there a fix for CVE-2022-27871?

    Yes, upgrading to version 9.1.17 or higher of PDFTron will fix the vulnerability.

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