Vulnerability record · CVE-2021-34858 · published 13 January 2022
CVE-2021-34858: Teamviewer out-of-bounds read vulnerability
Teamviewer · Teamviewer
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TeamViewer. 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 TVS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13606.
Description
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TeamViewer. 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 TVS files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-13606.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://community.teamviewer.com/English/discussion/117794/august-updates-security-patches/p1 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1001/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
| https://community.teamviewer.com/English/discussion/117794/august-updates-security-patches/p1 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1001/ | Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2021-34858), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.