CVE-2021-31504
CVE-2021-31504
In short
OpenText Brava! Desktop has a flaw in how it reads PDF files that can let attackers run malicious code if you open a specially crafted PDF. The program doesn't properly check a value before using it as a memory address, which lets attackers take control.
Technical detail
A pointer dereference vulnerability in OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84's PDF parsing engine lacks input validation on user-supplied values. Remote attackers can exploit this via malicious PDF files requiring user interaction (file opening or page visit), achieving arbitrary code execution within the application's process context.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop Build 16.6.3.84 (package 16.6.3.134). 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 validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12691.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
OpenText · Brava! DesktopWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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