What is CVE-2021-31479?

CVE-2021-31479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-31479?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop

CVE-2021-31479

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.

EPSS: 0.014 (70.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opentext Brava! Desktop — versions 16.6.3.84
Opentext Brava\!_desktop — versions 16.6.3.84

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-824 — Access of Uninitialized Pointer

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)
nvd@nist.gov (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31479?: CVE-2021-31479 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop, classified under Access of Uninitialized Pointer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-31479?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.