{"cve":"CVE-2021-39539","nvd":{"published":"2021-09-20T16:15:12.567","modified":"2026-06-17T04:03:46.977","status":"Modified","description":"An issue was discovered in pdftools through 20200714. A NULL pointer dereference exists in the function node::BDCNode::~BDCNode() located in bdcnode.cpp. It allows an attacker to cause Denial of Service.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-476"],"references":["https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/6","https://github.com/leonhad/pdftools/issues/6"],"products":["pdftools_project:pdftools"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:23:41.316049955+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2021-39539","score":0.00635,"percentile":0.50421,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}