CVE-2021-43272

Code execution via unchecked DWF buffer copy

Published Nov 14, 2021 · Updated Aug 4, 2024

Stack-based buffer overflow in Open Design Alliance ODA Viewer before 2022.11 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted DWF file. During DWF parsing, the viewer copies user-supplied data into a stack-based buffer without validating its length. Opening the file or visiting a malicious page is required, and successful exploitation runs code in the current process.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability3.63%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Stack-based buffer overflow in Open Design Alliance ODA Viewer before 2022.11 allows attackers to execute code via a crafted DWF file. During DWF parsing, the viewer copies user-supplied data into a stack-based buffer without validating its length. Opening the file or visiting a malicious page is required, and successful exploitation runs code in the current process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-43272
Published
Nov 14, 2021
Updated
Aug 4, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
CWE-755, T1204.002, T1203
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 14, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 4, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Affected products and versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
9.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.8Trend Micro Zero Day InitiativeCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
T1204.002User Execution: Malicious File
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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