Name: CVE-2021-40160: Out-of-bounds Read
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-12-23T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2021-40160, CWE-125, CVSS 7.8, EPSS 0.01604

PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Autodesk Autocad	—	Update Autodesk AutoCAD to the latest version for Windows and macOS.	Jul 22, 2025	Dec 6, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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