Advisory Details

December 8th, 2021

Bentley View BMP File Parsing Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1459
ZDI-CAN-14695

CVE ID CVE-2021-34871
CVSS SCORE 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS Bentley
AFFECTED PRODUCTS View
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Bentley View. 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 BMP files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a heap-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Bentley has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://www.bentley.com/en/common-vulnerability-exposure/BE-2021-0002
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-08-09 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-12-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Francis Provencher {PRL}
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