What is CVE-2021-43274?

CVE-2021-43274 is a Use After Free vulnerability that exists in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before version 2022.11.

What is the severity of CVE-2021-43274?

The severity of CVE-2021-43274 is high with a severity value of 7.8.

What software is affected by CVE-2021-43274?

The Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before version 2022.11 is affected by CVE-2021-43274.

How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-43274?

An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-43274 by leveraging the Use After Free vulnerability in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2021-43274

high

7.8

CWE

416

14/11/2021

21/11/2024

CVE-2021-43274: Use After Free

Q: How does the vulnerability in CVE-2021-43274 occur?

The vulnerability in CVE-2021-43274 occurs due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object during parsing of DWF files in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK.

First published: Sun Nov 14 2021(Updated: )

A Use After Free Vulnerability exists in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2022.11. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of DWF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Opendesign Drawings Software Development Kit	<2022.11
	<2022.11

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2021-43274?
CVE-2021-43274 is a Use After Free vulnerability that exists in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before version 2022.11.
How does the vulnerability in CVE-2021-43274 occur?
The vulnerability in CVE-2021-43274 occurs due to the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object during parsing of DWF files in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK.
What is the severity of CVE-2021-43274?
The severity of CVE-2021-43274 is high with a severity value of 7.8.
What software is affected by CVE-2021-43274?
The Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before version 2022.11 is affected by CVE-2021-43274.
How can an attacker exploit CVE-2021-43274?
An attacker can exploit CVE-2021-43274 by leveraging the Use After Free vulnerability in the Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.

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