Access of uninitialized pointer in Brava! Desktop - CVE-2021-31479
Published: June 4, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU53808
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-31479
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in pdf2dl component. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted PDF file, trick the victim into opening it, access the uninitialized pointer and execute arbitrary code on the system.Affected software
Brava! Desktop
How to mitigate CVE-2021-31479
Install updates from vendor's website.
Brava! Desktop - update to 16.6.4.92