Advisory Details

December 3rd, 2021

OpenText Brava! Desktop DWF File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1424
ZDI-CAN-14167

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS OpenText
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Brava! Desktop
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in version 16.6.5.


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-06-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-12-03 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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