CVE-2021-21797

HIGH

Gonitro Nitro Pro - Double Free

Title source: rule

Description

An exploitable double-free vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause a reference to a timeout object to be stored in two different places. When closed, the document will result in the reference being released twice. This 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.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.7337
EPSS Percentile 98.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-415
Status published

Affected Products (2)

gonitro/nitro_pro
gonitro/nitro_pro

Timeline

Published Oct 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026