# CVE-2021-43272: An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists in Open Design Alliance ODA Viewer sample before 2022.11.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-11-14 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

An improper handling of exceptional conditions vulnerability exists in Open Design Alliance ODA Viewer sample before 2022.11. ODA Viewer continues to process invalid or malicious DWF files instead of stopping upon an exception. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://www.opendesign.com/security-advisories
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1363/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1360/
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1358/

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