CVE-2021-46849 Information

Description

pikepdf before 2.10.0 allows an XXE attack against PDF XMP metadata parsing.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/pikepdf/pikepdf/blob/v2.10.0/docs/release_notes.rst#v2100 https://bugs.gentoo.org/779475

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

9.8