Buffer overflow in Bentley View

CVE-2021-34873

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley View 10.15.0.75. 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. Crafted data in a PDF file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-14696.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-34873?
CVE-2021-34873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Bentley View, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2021-34873?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-34873 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.