Advisory Details

November 10th, 2021

Open Design Alliance (ODA) ODAViewer DWF File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1286
ZDI-CAN-14352

CVE ID CVE-2021-43274
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Open Design Alliance (ODA)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS ODAViewer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Open Design Alliance (ODA) ODAViewer. 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 validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Open Design Alliance (ODA) has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.opendesign.com/security-advisories
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-07-02 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-11-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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