Use-after-free in Nitro Pro - CVE-2021-21796
Published: October 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU57383
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-21796
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the JavaScript implementation within the "local_file_path" object. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted document and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
Affected software
Nitro Pro
How to mitigate CVE-2021-21796
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nitro Pro - update to 13.49.2.993