Vulnerability Details : CVE-2021-39541
An issue was discovered in pdftools through 20200714. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function Analyze::AnalyzeXref() located in analyze.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2021-39541
- cpe:2.3:a:pdftools_project:pdftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-39541
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2021-39541
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
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NIST | |
5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2021-39541
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2021-39541
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https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/3
A Segmentation fault in analyze.cpp:74:55 · Issue #3 · leonhad/pdftools · GitHubExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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