PT-2021-7050 · Corel · Corel Pdf Fusion

Kushal Arvind Shah · Published 2021-03-01 · Updated 2021-10-07 · CVE-2021-38098

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Corel PDF Fusion version 2.6.2.0

Description The issue is related to a heap corruption vulnerability when parsing a crafted file, which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction, where a victim must open a malicious PDF file.

Recommendations For Corel PDF Fusion version 2.6.2.0, consider avoiding the use of crafted PDF files until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict the opening of PDF files from untrusted sources to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Memory Corruption

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-787

Related Identifiers

BDU:2022-03100

CVE-2021-38098

Affected Products

Corel Pdf Fusion

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38098 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38098 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2022-03100 · Security Note
• https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-21-027 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/21854 · Telegram Post
• https://fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortinet-security-researcher-discovers-multiple-vulnerabilities-across-multiple-corel-products · Note