CVE-2021-21796 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2021-21796

An exploitable use-after-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Nitro Pro
Vulnerable Versions:
Nitro Pro 13.31.0.605,Nitro Pro 13.33.2.645

Timeline

Official Publish: October 18th, 2021
Last Modified: August 3rd, 2024
Added to House: July 21st, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)