What is CVE-2021-38569?

CVE-2021-38569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-11.

How severe is CVE-2021-38569?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader

CVE-2021-38569

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.

EPSS: 0.010 (58.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Foxitsoftware Foxit_reader
Foxitsoftware Phantompdf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-674 — Uncontrolled Recursion

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-38569?: CVE-2021-38569 is a high-severity vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-08-11.
How severe is CVE-2021-38569?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.