CVE-2021-31512
CVE-2021-31512
In short
OpenText Brava! Desktop has a flaw in how it reads TIF image files. If you open a malicious TIF file, an attacker can run harmful code on your computer.
Technical detail
A buffer over-read vulnerability exists in OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.4.55 during TIF file parsing due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data. Remote code execution is achievable when a user opens a crafted TIF file, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code in 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 16.6.4.55. 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 TIF 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 buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13677.
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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