Advisory Details

December 8th, 2021

Bentley View FBX File Parsing Use-After-Free Information Disclosure Vulnerability

ZDI-21-1475
ZDI-CAN-14839

CVE ID CVE-2021-34886
CVSS SCORE 3.3, AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AFFECTED VENDORS Bentley
AFFECTED PRODUCTS View
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information 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 FBX 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 in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary 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-2021-0012
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2021-08-11 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2021-12-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
CREDIT Mat Powell of Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative
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