CVE-2021-31482
CVE-2021-31482
In short
OpenText Brava! Desktop has a buffer overflow vulnerability when opening malicious DWF files, allowing attackers to run arbitrary code if a user opens a crafted file or visits a malicious webpage.
Technical detail
The vulnerability exists in DWF file parsing due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data, resulting in a buffer overflow (CWE-787) that enables arbitrary code execution in the application's process context. Exploitation requires user interaction to open a malicious DWF file or visit a compromised page.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DWF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12708.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
OpenText · Brava! DesktopWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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