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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-38569

It allows stack consumption via recursive function calls during the handling of XFA forms or link objects.

HIGH 7.5EPSS 0.96%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

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.

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
0.96% probability · 60th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-674
Affected
foxitsoftware/foxit reader · foxitsoftware/phantompdf
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.