CVE-2021-21797

HIGH

Nitro Pro PDF - Double Free via JavaScript Timeout Object Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1266

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.1505
EPSS Percentile 96.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-415
Status published
Products (2)
gonitro/nitro_pro 13.31.0.605
gonitro/nitro_pro 13.33.2.645
Published Oct 18, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026