CVE-2021-31479: OpenText Brava! Desktop pdf2dl Uninitialized Pointer Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

First published: Tue Jun 15 2021(Updated: )

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84. 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. Was ZDI-CAN-12634.

Credit: zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com

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