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CVE-2021-39541 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/3 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/3 [email protected]ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pdftools project pdftools
<= 2020-07-14

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:pdftools_project:pdftools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-39541
NVD Published Date:
Sep 20, 2021
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2021-39541 Details - Not Deferred