CVE-2021-38566 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can cause a denial of service via stack consumption in Foxit PDF Reader and Editor by exploiting recursive XML processing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-38566?
CVE-2021-38566 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Aug 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Reader before 11.0.1 and PDF Editor before 11.0.1. It allows stack consumption during recursive processing of embedded XML nodes.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-38566?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Foxitsoftware Pdf Editor, Foxitsoftware Pdf Reader.
How do I fix CVE-2021-38566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-38566 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-2021-38566 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-38566 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-75rq-4c5r-9cxv.