Advisory Details

December 8th, 2021

Bentley View 3DS File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1483
ZDI-CAN-14847

CVE ID CVE-2021-34894
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Bentley
AFFECTED PRODUCTS View
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley View. 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 3DS 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 vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Bentley has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.bentley.com/en/common-vulnerability-exposure/BE-2021-0004
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-08-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-12-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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