What is CVE-2021-38564?

CVE-2021-38564 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Pdf_editor, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38564?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Foxitsoftware Pdf_editor

CVE-2021-38564

An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows an out-of-bounds read via util.scand.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (61.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Pdf_editor
Foxitsoftware Pdf_reader
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38564?: CVE-2021-38564 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Pdf_editor, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38564?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.