CVE-2021-31479

Published Jun 15, 2021

Last updated a year ago

Overview

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 PDF files. The issue results from the lack of proper initialization of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12634.
Source
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
NVD status
Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 3.0

Type
Secondary
Base score
7.8
Impact score
5.9
Exploitability score
1.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity
HIGH

CVSS 2.0

Type
Primary
Base score
6.8
Impact score
6.4
Exploitability score
8.6
Vector string
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Weaknesses

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
CWE-824

Social media

Hype score
Not currently trending

Configurations