Buffer overflow in Corel Pdf Fusion
CVE-2021-38098
Corel PDF Fusion 2.6.2.0 is affected by a Heap Corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PDF file.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.023 (82.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 82nd percentile — 82.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Corel Pdf Fusion — versions 2.6.2.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-027 (Third Party Advisory)
- www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortinet-security-researcher-discovers-mu… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-38098?
- CVE-2021-38098 is a high-severity vulnerability in Corel Pdf Fusion, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-01.
- How severe is CVE-2021-38098?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2021-38098 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.