Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-31503 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in Opentext Brava! Desktop 16.6.3.84

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
opentext
CWE-824

Summary

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of OpenText Brava! Desktop Build 16.6.3.84 (package 16.6.3.134). 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 IGS 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-12690.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Opentext
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)