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.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.014 (71.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 72nd percentile — 71.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Opentext Brava! Desktop — versions 16.6.3.84
- Opentext Brava\! Desktop — versions 16.6.3.84
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-619/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.cvedetails.com/vulnerability-list/vendor_id-2032/product_id-96672/Opentext-… (Third Party Advisory)
- www.opentext.com/products/brava (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.