What is CVE-2021-31481?

CVE-2021-31481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-31481?

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

Vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop

CVE-2021-31481

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 SLDPRT files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12659.

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-822 — Untrusted Pointer Dereference

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-2021-31481?: CVE-2021-31481 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop, classified under Untrusted Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-31481?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.