Heap-based buffer overflow in Drawings SDK - CVE-2021-44422
Published: January 17, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59651
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-2021-44422
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the parsing of BMP files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted BMP, trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Drawings SDK
How to mitigate CVE-2021-44422
Install updates from vendor's website.
Drawings SDK - update to 2022.12