Buffer overflow in Opendesign Drawings Software Development Kit

CVE-2021-43280

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DWF file reading procedure in Open Design Alliance Drawings SDK before 2022.8. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data before copying it to a stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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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: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2021-43280: held from 0.018 to 0.019.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.019 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-43280?
CVE-2021-43280 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opendesign Drawings Software Development Kit, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2021-43280?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.