VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-36493
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in pdfimages in xpdf 4.03 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted command.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.88%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.88%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in pdfimages in xpdf 4.03 allows attackers to crash the application via crafted command.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.88% probability · 57th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- xpdfreader/xpdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42160Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://forum.xpdfreader.com/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=42160Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.