CVE-2021-40160 (GCVE-0-2021-40160)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-23 18:31 – Updated: 2024-08-04 02:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
PDFTron prior to 9.0.7 version may be forced to read beyond allocated boundaries when parsing a maliciously crafted PDF file. This vulnerability can be exploited to execute arbitrary code.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- Out-of-bound Read Vulnerability
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.autodesk.com/trust/security-advisorie… | x_refsource_MISC |
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