CVE-2021-31506
CVE-2021-31506
In short
OpenText Brava! Desktop has a flaw in how it reads PDF files that can leak sensitive information. An attacker can exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious PDF file.
Technical detail
A buffer over-read vulnerability exists in OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.4.55's PDF parsing functionality due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data. The attack vector is local, requiring user interaction to open a malicious PDF file; the vulnerability discloses sensitive information and can be chained with other flaws to achieve code execution in the application's context.
Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop Build 16.6.4.55. 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 user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13674.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Affected products
OpenText · Brava! DesktopWant to know if your infrastructure is exposed to this?
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