vulnerability
Foxit Reader: CVE-2021-38569: Uncontrolled Recursion
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Aug 11, 2021 | Aug 16, 2021 | May 4, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Aug 11, 2021
Added
Aug 16, 2021
Modified
May 4, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Foxit Reader and PhantomPDF before 10.1.4. It allows stack consumption via recursive function calls during the handling of XFA forms or link objects.
Solution
foxit_reader-update-latest
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