PT-2021-20873 · Scalabium · Scalabium Dbase Viewer

Eugene Lim · Published 2021-10-01 · Updated 2021-10-08 · CVE-2021-35297

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Scalabium dBase Viewer version 2.6 (Build 5.751)

Description: The issue allows for remote code execution via a crafted DBF file, which triggers a buffer overflow. An attacker can utilize the Structured Exception Handler (SEH) records to redirect execution to attacker-controlled code.

Recommendations: For Scalabium dBase Viewer version 2.6 (Build 5.751), consider avoiding the use of crafted DBF files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of DBF files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2021-35297

Affected Products

Scalabium Dbase Viewer

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-35297 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-35297 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21746 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/29794 · Telegram Post
• https://govtech-csg.github.io/security-advisories/2021/09/18/CVE-2021-35297.html · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21732 · Telegram Post