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01 Record

CVE-2021-21798

An exploitable return of stack variable address vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause a stack variable to go out of scope,

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: talos
CNA base score8.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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02 Description

An exploitable return of stack variable address vulnerability exists in the JavaScript implementation of Nitro Pro PDF. A specially crafted document can cause a stack variable to go out of scope,

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
21.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 97.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-09-15 13:19Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 18:23Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-01-04
Assigning CNA
talos
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 8.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-562Return of Stack Variable AddressBase
Data version
5.1
Document digest
2a105061377b24af6e848ebbeacfe4ea4bffeaa14ff87970a7f708186590122a

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
n/aNitro ProNitro Pro 13.31.0.605 , Nitro Pro 13.33.2.645—

06 References