CVE-2021-39538

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    CVE-2021-39538

    Published: 20 Sept 2021Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in pdftools through 20200714. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function node::ObjNode::Value() located in objnode.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.

    References: , https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/4

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    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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