CVEvulnerability
CVE-2021-21831
8.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2021-08-05
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript engine of Foxit Software’s PDF Reader, version 10.1.3.37598. A specially crafted PDF document can trigger the reuse of previously freed memory, which can lead to arbitrary code execution. An attacker needs to trick the user to open the malicious file to trigger this vulnerability. Exploitation is also possible if a user visits a specially crafted, malicious site if the browser plugin extension is enabled.
Affected configurations
• foxit pdf reader 10.1.3.37598
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-416 Use After Free weakness
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1294 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1294 Exploit, Third Party Advisory