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CVE-2021-38569 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://www.foxitsoftware.com/support/security-bulletins.php	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-674	Uncontrolled Recursion	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
foxitsoftware foxit reader	< 10.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:foxit_reader:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
foxitsoftware phantompdf	< 10.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:a:foxitsoftware:phantompdf:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 12, 2021	Initial Analysis	[email protected]