Cyber Resilience

CVE-2021-27270

High

Published: 30 March 2021

Published
30 March 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0182 83.3th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2021-27270 is a high-severity Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125) vulnerability in Foxitsoftware Foxit Reader. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 16.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Foxit PhantomPDF 10.1.0.37527. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific…

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flaw exists within the parsing of JPEG2000 images. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a read past the end of an allocated structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-12230.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

foxitsoftware
foxit reader
≤ 10.1.0.37527
foxitsoftware
phantompdf
≤ 10.1.0.37527

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References