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CVE-2021-38569

Published: Aug 11, 2021Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-674
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.0%
Top 43.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows stack consumption via recursive function calls during the handling of XFA forms or link objects.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-674

Affected Products

foxit readerfoxitsoftware
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
phantompdffoxitsoftware
Desktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
n/an/a
foxitsoftwarecommercialCNConsumer Softwareaka foxit software

Exploitability

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MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
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References

https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php
foxitsoftware.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 11, 2021
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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