CVE-2021-31504
OpenText Brava! Desktop PDF File Parsing Untrusted Pointer Dereference Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Public Exploits
0Exploited in Wild
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Descriptions
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop Build 16.6.3.84 (package 16.6.3.134). 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12691.
Esta vulnerabilidad permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código arbitrario en las instalaciones afectadas de OpenText Brava! Desktop Build versiones 16.6.3.84 (paquete 16.6.3.134). Es requerida una interacción del usuario para explotar esta vulnerabilidad, ya que el objetivo debe visitar una página maliciosa o abrir un archivo malicioso. El fallo específico se presenta en el análisis de los archivos PDF. El problema resulta de una falta de comprobación apropiada de un valor suministrado por el usuario antes de desreferenciarlo como puntero. Un atacante puede aprovechar esta vulnerabilidad para ejecutar código en el contexto del proceso actual. Fue ZDI-CAN-12691
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop. 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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.
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Timeline
- 2021-04-16 CVE Reserved
- 2021-06-07 CVE Published
- 2024-08-03 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-20 EPSS Updated
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CWE
- CWE-822: Untrusted Pointer Dereference
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Opentext Search vendor "Opentext" | Brava\! Desktop Search vendor "Opentext" for product "Brava\! Desktop" | 16.6.3.84 Search vendor "Opentext" for product "Brava\! Desktop" and version "16.6.3.84" | - |
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