CVE-2021-38108
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read...
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 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 DOC 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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 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 DOC file.
- Record
CVE-2021-38108- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 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 DOC file.
- Record
CVE-2021-38108- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-24581 No score
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 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 DOC file.
- Record
EUVD-2021-24581- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j9c8-rp8f-mrv2 No score
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 2020 20.0.0.200 is affected by an Out-of-bounds Read...
Word97Import200.dll in Corel WordPerfect 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 DOC file.
- Record
GHSA-j9c8-rp8f-mrv2- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-38108 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Corel Wordperfect 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.