CVE-2021-32944
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions...
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions prior to 2022.4) resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a memory corruption or arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the current process.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions prior to 2022.4) resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a memory corruption or arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the current process.
- Record
CVE-2021-32944- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions prior to 2022.4) resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a memory corruption or arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the current process.
- Record
CVE-2021-32944- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-19665 No score
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions prior to 2022.4) resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a memory corruption or arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the current process.
- Record
EUVD-2021-19665- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vp45-9px8-7xw8
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions...
A use-after-free issue exists in the DGN file-reading procedure in the Drawings SDK (All versions prior to 2022.4) resulting from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data. This can result in a memory corruption or arbitrary code execution, allowing attackers to cause a denial-of-service condition or execute code in the context of the current process.
- Record
GHSA-vp45-9px8-7xw8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-32944 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Open Design Alliance Drawings Sdk, published June 17, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.67%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
us-cert.cisa.gov/ics/advisories/icsa-21-159-02
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-365397.pdf
zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-987
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-32944
github.com/advisories/GHSA-vp45-9px8-7xw8