Advisory Details

October 14th, 2021

Microsoft Office Visio WMF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1160
ZDI-CAN-14224

CVE ID CVE-2021-40481
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Microsoft
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Office Visio
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Microsoft Office Visio. 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 WMF files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Microsoft has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40481
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-07-28 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-10-14 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS)
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