CVE-2021-21796

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Published Oct 18, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 15.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause an object containing the path to a document to be destroyed and then later reused, resulting in a use-after-free vulnerability, which can lead to code execution under the context of the application. An attacker can convince a user to open a document to trigger this vulnerability.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Nitro Pro

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`Nitro Pro 13.31.0.605,Nitro Pro 13.33.2.645`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:13.31.0.605:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:gonitro:nitro_pro:13.33.2.645:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 15.8% (15.777% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1265

History

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Subscriptions

Gonitro Nitro Pro

Weaknesses

CWE-416

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: talos
Published: Oct 18, 2021, 12:42 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 6:23 PM
Reserved: Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 18, 2021, 1:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM

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