CVE-2021-31478

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 PDF 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-12633.

• CVE ID
• CVE-2021-31478

• Assigner
• zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

• Vulnerability Status
• Analyzed

• Published Version
• 2021-06-15T19:15:07

• Last Modified Date
• 2021-06-21T20:34:52

• Version
• 2.0

• Vector String
• AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

• Access Vector
• NETWORK

• Access Compatibility
• MEDIUM

• Authentication
• NONE

• Confidentiality Impact
• PARTIAL

• Integrity Impact
• PARTIAL

• Availability Impact
• PARTIAL

• Base Score
• 6.8

• Severity
• MEDIUM

• Exploitability Score
• 8.6

• Impact Score
• 6.4

• Version
• 3.1

• Vector String
• CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

• Attack Vector
• LOCAL

• Attack Compatibility
• LOW

• Privileges Required
• NONE

• User Interaction
• REQUIRED

• Scope
• UNCHANGED

• Confidentiality Impact
• HIGH

• Availability Impact
• HIGH

• Base Score
• 7.8

• Base Severity
• HIGH

• Exploitability Score
• 1.8

• Impact Score
• 5.9