CVE-2021-27550 Denial of service in n/a
A divide-by-zero error in Polaris Office allows local attackers to cause a denial of service by tricking users into opening a crafted PDF file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-27550?
CVE-2021-27550 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Feb 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Polaris Office v9.102.66 is affected by a divide-by-zero error in PolarisOffice.exe and EngineDLL.dll that may cause a local denial of service. To exploit the vulnerability, someone must open a crafted PDF file.
Weakness: CWE-369
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-27550?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Polarisoffice Polaris Office.
How do I fix CVE-2021-27550?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-27550 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2021-27550 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-27550 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q9cg-7392-75cw.