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CVE-2021-38106

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read...

5.5 Medium

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access unauthorized system memory in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PPT file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.58%Up 1.0 points since Oct 2, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access unauthorized system memory in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PPT file.

Record
CVE-2021-38106
CVSS 3.1
5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access unauthorized system memory in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PPT file.

Record
CVE-2021-38106
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24579 No score

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access unauthorized system memory in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PPT file.

Record
EUVD-2021-24579
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vhfp-p66m-hrw9 No score

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read...

UAX200.dll in Corel Presentations 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability when parsing a crafted file. An unauthenticated attacker could leverage this vulnerability to access unauthorized system memory in the context of the current user. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious PPT file.

Record
GHSA-vhfp-p66m-hrw9
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2021-38106 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Corel Presentations 2020, published October 1, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.58%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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