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CVE-2021-38567:
Foxit PDF Reader vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An issue was discovered in Foxit PDF Editor before 11.0.1 and PDF Reader before 11.0.1 on macOS. The vulnerability (CVE-2021-38567) involves mishandling of missing dictionary entries, leading to a NULL pointer dereference, also known as CNVD-C-2021-95204. The vulnerability was disclosed on August 11, 2021 (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) issue. It received a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. The CVSS v2.0 Base Score is 5.0 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability affects system availability through NULL pointer dereference, which could lead to application crashes. The high CVSS score indicates significant potential impact on system availability, though confidentiality and integrity are not affected (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Users should upgrade to Foxit PDF Editor 11.0.1 or later and Foxit PDF Reader 11.0.1 or later on macOS systems to address this vulnerability (Vendor Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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