Advisory Details

June 2nd, 2021

OpenText Brava! Desktop pdf2dl Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-619
ZDI-CAN-12634

CVE ID CVE-2021-31479
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 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.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Fixed in version 16.6.4.92


DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-02-08 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-06-02 - Coordinated public release of advisory
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