Advisory Details

November 30th, 2021

Open Design Alliance (ODA) ODAViewer DGN File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1362
ZDI-CAN-14240

CVE ID CVE-2021-43390
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Open Design Alliance (ODA)
AFFECTED PRODUCTS ODAViewer
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Open Design Alliance (ODA) ODAViewer. 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 DGN files. Crafted data in a DGN file can trigger a write past the end of an allocated buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Open Design Alliance (ODA) has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.opendesign.com/security-advisories
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-07-07 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-11-30 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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